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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hawaii is $29,552, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Hawaii median household income is $68,201, which has grown by 36.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hawaii residents spend 26.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #18

Hawaii	29,552 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hawaii	33,030 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hawaii	37,751 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hawaii	29,256 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Hawaii	36.89%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.11%	$18,081, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.67%	$18,194, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.71%	$5,020, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.52%	$27,572, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hawaii	96,857 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$66,975, see rank	$56,900
Black	$61,829, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$55,180, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$73,765, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,083, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$57,359, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$51,111, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,352, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$38,123, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$69,205, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,838, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$57,176, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Hawaii	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,118,419	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	560,499	50.12%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	396,869	70.81%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	35,354	6.31%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	361,515	64.50%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	335,145	92.71%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,370	7.29%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	163,630	29.19%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	557,920	49.88%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	334,531	59.96%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4,190	0.75%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	330,341	59.21%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	310,426	93.97%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,915	6.03%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	223,389	40.04%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Hawaii	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	668,457	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	444,513	66.50%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	94,728	14.17%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	43,773	6.55%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	31,187	4.67%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	24,169	3.62%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	30,087	4.50%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hawaii	26.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hawaii	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	645,571	-	143,435,233
Male¹	335,145	51.91%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104,596	31.21%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	76,759	22.90%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52,661	15.71%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,090	1.22%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34,545	10.31%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42,346	12.64%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	310,426	48.09%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	114,197	36.79%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	69,969	22.54%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109,558	35.29%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,593	0.51%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	951	0.31%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,147	4.24%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hawaii	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	645,571	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10,483	1.62%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	44,775	6.94%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	19,694	3.05%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14,470	2.24%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	76,570	11.86%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	38,296	5.93%, see rank	4.93%
Information	10,295	1.59%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41,281	6.39%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65,096	10.08%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	134,401	20.82%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	104,459	16.18%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	57,065	8.84%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28,686	4.44%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Hawaii	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	153,752	11.34%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	24,466	7.85%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.