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Honolulu Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Honolulu Area is $30,219, which is about the same as the state average of $29,227 and is higher than the national average of $28,051. Honolulu Area median household income is $72,292. On average Honolulu Area residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.4 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, #74

Honolulu Area	30,219 USD
Hawaii	29,227 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	33,726 USD
Hawaii	32,185 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	39,320 USD
Hawaii	37,312 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	29,699 USD
Hawaii	28,550 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #13

Honolulu Area	72,292 USD
Hawaii	67,492 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	88,917 USD
Hawaii	84,466 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Honolulu Area	7.79%
Hawaii	36.89%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Honolulu Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Hawaii and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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	30.80%	$15,102, see rank	29.35%	$17,462	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	31.17%	$17,419, see rank	31.56%	$17,200	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.24%	$5,278, see rank	3.59%	$5,263	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	23.17%	$26,567, see rank	22.13%	$25,716	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	84,638 USD
Hawaii	79,595 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Honolulu Area	100,380 USD
Hawaii	95,407 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$75,921, see rank	$68,015	$56,203
Black	$60,182, see rank	$57,898	$35,564
Hispanic	$58,509, see rank	$54,110	$41,994
Asian	$73,787, see rank	$71,638	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,071, see rank	$44,974	$37,469
Hawaiian Native	$61,636, see rank	$56,403	$54,938
One Race, Other	$52,886, see rank	$54,042	$40,405
Two or More Races	$70,402, see rank	$64,401	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$37,932, see rank	$37,405	$25,955
25 to 44	$72,622, see rank	$68,304	$58,073
45 to 64	$85,299, see rank	$77,505	$64,486
65 or over	$59,780, see rank	$55,240	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	768,597, see rank	1,093,852	243,810,053
Male¹	383,032, 49.84%, see rank	49.83%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	279,460, 72.96%, see rank	71.92%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	33,621, 8.78%, see rank	6.28%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	245,839, 64.18%, see rank	65.64%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	230,161, 93.62%, see rank	92.42%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,678, 6.38%, see rank	7.58%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	103,572, 27.04%, see rank	28.08%	29.80%
Female¹	385,565, 50.16%, see rank	50.17%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	234,157, 60.73%, see rank	61.18%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4,907, 1.27%, see rank	0.91%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	229,250, 59.46%, see rank	60.27%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	217,221, 94.75%, see rank	94.23%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,029, 5.25%, see rank	5.77%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	151,408, 39.27%, see rank	38.82%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	476,354, 100%	665,358	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	306,667, 64.38%, see rank	66.18%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	71,916, 15.10%, see rank	14.95%	10.03%
Public Transportation	38,246, 8.03%, see rank	6.27%	4.98%
Walked	25,363, 5.32%, see rank	4.70%	2.82%
Other Means	17,143, 3.60%, see rank	3.23%	1.76%
Worked at Home	17,019, 3.57%, see rank	4.67%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Honolulu Area	27.6 minutes
Hawaii	26.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	447,382	642,284	141,996,548
Male¹	230,161, 51.45%, see rank	51.48%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75,481, 32.79%, see rank	30.75%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	46,833, 20.35%, see rank	22.31%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,066, 16.97%, see rank	16.15%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,238, 0.54%, see rank	1.13%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23,680, 10.29%, see rank	11.16%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29,475, 12.81%, see rank	12.38%	17.87%
Female¹	217,221, 48.55%, see rank	48.52%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82,077, 37.79%, see rank	36.20%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	47,070, 21.67%, see rank	22.98%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77,454, 35.66%, see rank	35.70%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	773, 0.36%, see rank	0.59%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	692, 0.32%, see rank	0.34%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,386, 3.86%, see rank	3.86%	5.77%

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	447,382, 100%	642,284	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,192, 0.71%, see rank	1.58%	1.90%
Construction	31,258, 6.99%, see rank	7.55%	6.49%
Manufacturing	15,873, 3.55%, see rank	3.24%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	11,292, 2.52%, see rank	2.41%	2.83%
Retail Trade	51,066, 11.41%, see rank	11.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26,230, 5.86%, see rank	5.55%	5.00%
Information	8,220, 1.84%, see rank	1.67%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30,930, 6.91%, see rank	6.62%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	45,513, 10.17%, see rank	10.15%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	96,736, 21.62%, see rank	20.36%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	63,749, 14.25%, see rank	16.29%	9.18%
Public Administration	43,627, 9.75%, see rank	8.33%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19,696, 4.40%, see rank	4.47%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	88,962	9.61%, see rank	10.78%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	14,560	6.74%, see rank	7.62%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.