Hawaii County, Hawaii

Interactive maps and statistics for Hawaii County, Hawaii: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Hawaii and the United States.

Hawaii County, Hawaii is among the highest in the country for median home value (126th of 3,217 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States	Rank
Total Population	205,769	1,445,235	334,922,499	343rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,639	$100,389	$80,734	642nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.3	40.9	38.9	863rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.4%	36.1%	35.7%	659th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$519,300	$839,100	$332,700	126th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,510	$1,971	$1,413	238th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	10.0%	12.5%	1284th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	4.9%	5.2%	697th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	51.1	225.0	n/a	1512th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.8%	17.9%	14.1%	294th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.2	n/a	n/a	255th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.0%	63.0%	65.2%	1702nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.4	26.2	26.4	904th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.1%	9.6%	15.1%	774th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2989th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.4%	49.7%	46.9%	2136th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	908th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	29.9%	20.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.7%	9.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	20.2%	36.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	21.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	9.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	78.0	76.1	61.4

Age in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Median Age	44.3	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	20.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	8.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	24.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.8%	20.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Households	74,072	492,453	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.8	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	68.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	30.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	18.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	25.0%	28.7%
Never Married	32.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,739	$46,005	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	11.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	13.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	19.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.7%	18.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	22.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.8%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Housing Units	90,735	567,896	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.0%	53.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.0%	30.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.4%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.0%	37.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	33.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,459	$2,239	n/a

Education in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	30.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	22.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.3%	13.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	63.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.2%	65.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	3.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.3%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	8.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Statistic	Hawaii County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.1%	53.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.9%	10.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.9%	7.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	77.4%	75.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	2.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.8%	26.9%	16.7%

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