 Kauai's poverty rate was 10.5%, compared to the contiguous 48 states at 10.7%.As of mid-2004, the median price of a single-family home was $528,000, a 40% increase over 2003.As of 2003, Kauai's percentage of home ownership, 48%, was significantly lower than the State's 64%, and vacation homes were a far larger part of the housing stock than the Statewide percentage (Kauai 15%, State 5%).