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Honolulu Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Honolulu Area is $29,121, which is about the same as the state average of $28,662 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Honolulu Area median household income is $63,659. On average Honolulu Area residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 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, see rank

Honolulu Area	29,121 USD
Hawaii	28,662 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	30,572 USD
Hawaii	31,480 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	34,979 USD
Hawaii	36,381 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	26,647 USD
Hawaii	27,060 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	63,659 USD
Hawaii	64,661 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	81,185 USD
Hawaii	80,873 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

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

	Honolulu Area		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.12%	$24,708, see rank	31.11%	$16,051	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	26.72%	$15,057, see rank	29.84%	$15,583	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	2.64%	$3,957, see rank	3.30%	$4,703	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	16.82%	$20,027, see rank	21.68%	$23,992	17.40%	$20,838

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

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	72,367 USD
Hawaii	74,532 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	91,681 USD
Hawaii	90,793 USD
U.S.	81,537 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 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$64,592, see rank	$65,950	$54,535
Black	$44,211, see rank	$56,227	$34,445
Hispanic	$55,073, see rank	$55,981	$40,946
Asian	$67,681, see rank	$67,629	$68,458
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,146, see rank	$49,861	$36,520
Hawaiian Native	$51,209, see rank	$54,783	$54,650
One Race, Other	$51,897, see rank	$53,390	$40,521
Two or More Races	$57,849, see rank	$61,806	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$55,279, see rank	$36,903	$26,365
25 to 44	$65,786, see rank	$65,776	$56,832
45 to 64	$70,216, see rank	$76,099	$63,121
65 or over	$44,709, see rank	$50,922	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Employment Status

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	112,881	see rank	1,024,202	235,871,704
Male¹	56,935	50.44%, see rank	50.23%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	43,236	75.94%, see rank	72.75%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	215	0.38%, see rank	7.42%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	43,021	75.56%, see rank	65.33%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	40,320	93.72%, see rank	94.42%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,701	6.28%, see rank	5.58%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,699	24.06%, see rank	27.25%	28.72%
Female¹	55,946	49.56%, see rank	49.77%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	36,491	65.23%, see rank	60.18%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	24	0.04%, see rank	1.21%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	36,467	65.18%, see rank	58.96%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	35,198	96.52%, see rank	95.75%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,269	3.48%, see rank	4.25%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,455	34.77%, see rank	39.82%	40.90%

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 2005-2009 data.

Commuting to Work

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	72,803	100%	630,974	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	51,272	70.43%, see rank	66.80%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,252	15.46%, see rank	15.58%	10.52%
Public Transportation	1,125	1.55%, see rank	5.63%	4.95%
Walked	2,005	2.75%, see rank	4.63%	2.86%
Other Means	1,887	2.59%, see rank	2.83%	1.72%
Worked at Home	5,262	7.23%, see rank	4.53%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Honolulu Area	21.0 minutes
Hawaii	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.2 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 2005-2009 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	75,518	-	605,129	141,303,145
Male¹	40,320	53.39%, see rank	52.45%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,995	24.79%, see rank	30.51%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	10,761	26.69%, see rank	21.00%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,290	15.60%, see rank	17.24%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	656	1.63%, see rank	1.04%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,688	19.07%, see rank	18.29%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,930	12.23%, see rank	11.93%	18.26%
Female¹	35,198	46.61%, see rank	47.55%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,054	31.41%, see rank	36.30%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	9,783	27.79%, see rank	22.68%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,730	36.17%, see rank	36.34%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	186	0.53%, see rank	0.53%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	145	0.41%, see rank	0.78%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,300	3.69%, see rank	3.37%	6.09%

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

Industry

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	75,518	100%	605,129	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,680	2.22%, see rank	1.52%	1.82%
Construction	7,343	9.72%, see rank	8.21%	7.45%
Manufacturing	2,118	2.80%, see rank	3.29%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	1,853	2.45%, see rank	2.83%	3.20%
Retail Trade	9,024	11.95%, see rank	11.61%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,581	4.74%, see rank	5.47%	5.08%
Information	1,174	1.55%, see rank	1.99%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,844	6.41%, see rank	6.94%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,218	9.56%, see rank	9.95%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,137	16.07%, see rank	19.86%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,406	23.05%, see rank	15.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	3,543	4.69%, see rank	8.29%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,597	4.76%, see rank	4.44%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Poverty Level

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,073	7.86%, see rank	9.41%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	1,746	5.29%, see rank	6.79%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.