People QuickFacts Hawaii County Hawaii Population, 2012 estimate 189,191 1,392,313 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 185,079 1,360,301 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.2% 2.4% Population, 2010 185,079 1,360,301 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.4% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.6% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.1% 14.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.8% 49.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 34.5% 26.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 22.6% 38.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 12.4% 10.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 29.2% 22.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.8% 9.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 31.0% 22.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.9% 84.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 11.5% 17.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 19.5% 25.6% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.9% 90.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 25.9% 29.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 16,298 114,109 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.0 25.9  Housing units, 2011 83,186 522,305 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.9% 58.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 20.5% 38.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $342,100 $529,500 Households, 2007-2011 64,270 445,513 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.80 2.93 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $25,573 $29,203 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,591 $67,116 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.8% 10.2%     Business QuickFacts Hawaii County Hawaii Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 4,044 31,939 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 49,437 478,838 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 12.0 10.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 15,235 92,126  Total number of firms, 2007 18,900 120,374 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.9% 47.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.1% 9.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.4% 31.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 290,120 8,799,266 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 732,242 8,894,672 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,566,012 17,611,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,816 $13,793 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 874,735 8,042,210 Building permits, 2011 689 2,743     Geography QuickFacts Hawaii County Hawaii Land area in square miles, 2010 4,028.42 6,422.63 Persons per square mile, 2010 45.9 211.8 FIPS Code 001 15 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hilo, HI Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts