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Honolulu Metro Area Population and Races

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As of 2010, the total population of Honolulu Area is 953,207. The Honolulu Area population density is 447.92 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 124.44 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. There is no dominant race in Honolulu Area.The average Honolulu Area education level is lower than the state average and is about the same as the national average.

Topics:Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010: 953,207. #53

Population Density, #48

Honolulu Area	447.92 per square mile
Hawaii	124.44 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	198,732 (20.85%, #940)
Black:	19,256 (2.02%, #608)
Hispanic:	77,433 (8.12%, #327)
Asian:	418,410 (43.89%, #1)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	93,316 (9.79%, #30)
One Race, Other:	10,457 (1.10%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	213,036 (22.35%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	21,580 (27.87%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	27,221 (35.15%, see rank)
Cuban:	1,078 (1.39%, see rank)
Central American:	2,079 (2.68%, see rank)
South American:	2,360 (3.05%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	1,734 (0.41%, see rank)
Chinese:	51,655 (12.35%, see rank)
Filipino:	142,238 (33.99%, see rank)
Japanese:	149,701 (35.78%, see rank)
Korean:	22,179 (5.30%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	8,887 (2.12%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	7,309 (1.75%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

135,266 (95.13%) out of the total population of 142,196 reported first ancestry.

	Honolulu Area	% of the Total Population	Hawaii	U.S.
Arab	59	0.04%, see rank	0.13%	0.50%
Czech	453	0.32%, see rank	0.16%	0.54%
Danish	709	0.50%, see rank	0.33%	0.49%
Dutch	2,001	1.41%, see rank	0.78%	1.68%
English	9,540	6.71%, see rank	4.80%	9.29%
French	5,252	3.69%, see rank	2.07%	3.90%
German	11,431	8.04%, see rank	7.26%	16.89%
Greek	190	0.13%, see rank	0.16%	0.45%
Hungarian	463	0.33%, see rank	0.25%	0.52%
Irish	9,469	6.66%, see rank	5.25%	12.01%
Italian	4,891	3.44%, see rank	2.20%	5.91%
Norwegian	1,245	0.88%, see rank	0.76%	1.55%
Polish	2,357	1.66%, see rank	1.09%	3.32%
Portuguese	8,782	6.18%, see rank	4.51%	0.48%
Russian	958	0.67%, see rank	0.45%	1.04%
Scotch-Irish	2,037	1.43%, see rank	1.03%	1.77%
Scottish	2,153	1.51%, see rank	1.23%	1.97%
Subsaharan African	155	0.11%, see rank	0.19%	0.88%
Swedish	1,653	1.16%, see rank	0.86%	1.45%
Swiss	426	0.30%, see rank	0.20%	0.34%
Ukrainian	188	0.13%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
American	1,494	1.05%, see rank	0.87%	6.43%
Welsh	1,124	0.79%, see rank	0.40%	0.65%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Population by Gender

Male: 477,092 (50.05%, see rank)

Females: 476,115 (49.95%, see rank)

Honolulu Area	Male: 50.05% Female: 49.95%
Hawaii	Male: 50.08% Female: 49.92%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Honolulu Area	37.80 years old
Hawaii	38.60 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Honolulu Area	36.20 years old
Hawaii	37.20 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Honolulu Area	39.30 years old
Hawaii	39.90 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	Honolulu Area	% of the Total Population	Hawaii	U.S.
Under 5 years	61,261	6.43%, see rank	6.43%	6.54%
5 to 9 years	57,818	6.07%, see rank	6.13%	6.59%
10 to 14 years	56,147	5.89%, see rank	5.99%	6.70%
15 to 19 years	60,344	6.33%, see rank	6.32%	7.14%
20 to 24 years	73,203	7.68%, see rank	7.04%	6.99%
25 to 34 years	134,446	14.10%, see rank	13.62%	13.30%
35 to 44 years	125,296	13.14%, see rank	12.97%	13.30%
45 to 54 years	131,724	13.82%, see rank	14.24%	14.58%
55 to 64 years	114,478	12.01%, see rank	12.91%	11.82%
65 to 74 years	68,927	7.23%, see rank	7.39%	7.03%
75 to 84	47,203	4.95%, see rank	4.73%	4.23%
85 years and over	22,360	2.35%, see rank	2.22%	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	97,531	100%	865,527	197,440,772
Less Than High School	11,400	11.69%, see rank	10.52%	15.42%
High School Graduate	30,358	31.13%, see rank	29.25%	29.31%
Some College or Associate Degree	30,650	31.43%, see rank	31.04%	27.74%
Bachelor Degree	17,346	17.79%, see rank	19.50%	17.42%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	7,777	7.97%, see rank	9.69%	10.12%
USA.com Education Index^#	13.43, see rank	-	13.66	13.34

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

School Enrollment

	Honolulu Area			Hawaii		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	3,801	53.96%	46.04%	54.89%	45.11%	68.32%	31.68%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	13,872	82.71%, see rank	17.29%, see rank	81.85%	18.15%	88.96%	11.04%
High School (Grades 9-12)	7,822	87.70%, see rank	12.30%, see rank	81.17%	18.83%	90.33%	9.67%
College	4,872	84.11%, see rank	15.89%, see rank	73.97%	26.03%	76.92%	23.08%
Graduate School	1,089	59.87%, see rank	40.13%, see rank	62.13%	37.87%	58.97%	41.03%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Household and Family

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Households	311,047	100%	455,338	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.95, see rank	-	2.89	2.58
1 Person Households	70,916	22.80%, see rank	23.32%	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	240,131	77.20%, see rank	76.68%	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	217,842	70.04%, see rank	68.94%	66.43%
Average Family Size	3.48, see rank	-	3.42	3.14
Married-Couple Family	161,172	51.82%, see rank	50.53%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	93,205	29.96%, see rank	31.06%	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	114,940	see rank	1,040,398	240,146,935
Males, 15 Years and Over	58,063	100%, see rank	523,098	117,166,601
Never Married	20,554	35.40%, see rank	36.14%	34.13%
Married	30,420	52.39%, see rank	53.55%	54.15%
Widowed	1,235	2.13%, see rank	2.24%	2.53%
Divorced	5,854	10.08%, see rank	8.08%	9.19%
Females, 15 Years and Over	56,877	100%, see rank	517,300	122,980,334
Never Married	15,145	26.63%, see rank	27.03%	27.67%
Married	30,033	52.80%, see rank	52.54%	50.88%
Widowed	5,064	8.90%, see rank	10.14%	9.85%
Divorced	6,635	11.67%, see rank	10.29%	11.60%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Native	119,374	83.95%, see rank	83.17%	87.61%
Born in the State of Residence	73,541	51.72%, see rank	54.01%	58.98%
Born in Different State	43,185	30.37%, see rank	26.25%	27.35%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	2,648	1.86%, see rank	2.90%	1.29%
Foreign Born	22,822	16.05%, see rank	16.83%	12.39%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	13,075	9.20%, see rank	9.53%	5.28%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	9,747	6.85%, see rank	7.30%	7.11%
Born In Europe	1,839	1.29%, see rank	0.90%	1.64%
Born In Asia	16,051	11.29%, see rank	13.20%	3.34%
Born In Africa	102	0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.46%
Born In Oceania	1,207	0.85%, see rank	1.37%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	2,674	1.88%, see rank	0.88%	6.60%
Born In Northern America	949	0.67%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Language Spoken at Home

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
English	37,512	76.66%, see rank	68.65%	80.35%
Spanish	1,540	3.15%, see rank	3.18%	11.21%
Other Indo-European Languages	1,338	2.73%, see rank	2.58%	4.62%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	8,529	17.43%, see rank	25.39%	2.95%
Other	15	0.03%, see rank	0.20%	0.87%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.