Overview Kaunakakai is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 3,419 people and just one neighborhood, Kaunakakai is the 38th largest community in Hawaii. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kaunakakai is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kaunakakai is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kaunakakai who work in maintenance occupations (14.90%), sales jobs (10.99%), and healthcare (9.91%). A relatively large number of people in Kaunakakai telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle One of the nice things about Kaunakakai is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One of the benefits of Kaunakakai is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Kaunakakai Demographics The percentage of adults in Kaunakakai with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.80% of adults in Kaunakakai have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kaunakakai in 2022 was $30,048, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,192 for a family of four. However, Kaunakakai contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kaunakakai is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kaunakakai home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kaunakakai residents report their race to be Native Hawaiian, followed by Asian. Kaunakakai also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.03% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Kaunakakai include German, Dutch, Ukrainian, Russian, and French. The most common language spoken in Kaunakakai is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Japanese.