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Property management companies in Kauai County, HI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Kauai County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #795 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
33
+43.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$457.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,356 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
59
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
97% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,400
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Kauai County is 29 (lower middle), #795 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 property management companies in Kauai County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Kauai County comes to about $457.4M a year: $19,356 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 41% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Kauai County in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kauai County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kauai County compares

The same measures for Hawaii and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Kauai County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureKauai CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.94.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5978100
Households per official establishment7161,3311,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+43.5%+4.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,356$19,850$16,661
Median household income$97,668$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2928

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 33+43.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
241
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Kauai County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Kauai County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,400+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,632
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
620 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,466
Median home value
$873,200
Jobs located here
28,378
Daytime population
63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Hawaii

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The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for property management companies, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Kauai County marked.

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI47293.983+4.6%#501 of 910
2Honolulu County, HI411404.188−2.3%#603 of 910
3Kauai County, HI29145.959+0.3%#795 of 910
4Maui County, HI24447.945−2.5%#851 of 910

Other business types in Kauai County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Kauai County, HI?

Kauai County has 14 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $457.4M a year, or $19,356 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Kauai County has 5.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 59, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Kauai County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kauai County scores 29 for property management companies (lower middle), #795 of 910 scored counties.

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