| | People QuickFacts | Hawaii County | Hawaii |
 |
Population, 2011 estimate | 186,738 | 1,374,810 |
 |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 185,079 | 1,360,301 |
 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 1.1% |
 |
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, 2006-2010 | 86.0% | 84.6% |
 |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 17.7% |
 |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 19.1% | 25.5% |
 |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 90.5% | 89.8% |
 |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 26.6% | 29.4% |
 |
Veterans, 2006-2010 | 16,975 | 116,610 |
 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.3 | 25.9 |
| |
 |
Housing units, 2011 | 83,186 | 522,305 |
 |
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.2% | 59.3% |
 |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.9% | 39.2% |
 |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $361,400 | $537,400 |
 |
Households, 2006-2010 | 64,382 | 442,267 |
 |
Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.73 | 2.92 |
 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,194 | $28,882 |
 |
Median household income 2006-2010 | $54,996 | $66,420 |
 |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hawaii County | Hawaii |
 |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 4,044 | 31,9391 |
 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 49,437 | 478,8381 |
 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 12.0 | 10.81 |
 |
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 |