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Honolulu, HI Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Honolulu is $31,930, which is higher than the state average of $28,662 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Honolulu median household income is $57,936, which has grown by 28.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 36.89% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Honolulu residents spend 23.2 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, HI	31,930 USD
Hawaii	28,662 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	31,931 USD
Hawaii	31,480 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	36,662 USD
Hawaii	36,381 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	28,173 USD
Hawaii	27,060 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	57,936 USD
Hawaii	64,661 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	79,448 USD
Hawaii	80,873 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Honolulu, HI	28.43%
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

	Honolulu, HI		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.73%	$17,886, see rank	31.11%	$16,051	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	32.72%	$15,963, see rank	29.84%	$15,583	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	2.65%	$3,869, see rank	3.30%	$4,703	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	21.72%	$25,480, 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. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	73,957 USD
Hawaii	74,532 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Honolulu, HI	96,273 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. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$64,602, see rank	$65,950	$54,535
Black	$50,305, see rank	$56,227	$34,445
Hispanic	$47,186, see rank	$55,981	$40,946
Asian	$57,926, see rank	$67,629	$68,458
American Indian, Alaska Native	$55,625, see rank	$49,861	$36,520
Hawaiian Native	$41,383, see rank	$54,783	$54,650
One Race, Other	$60,450, see rank	$53,390	$40,521
Two or More Races	$53,168, see rank	$61,806	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$27,712, see rank	$36,903	$26,365
25 to 44	$57,264, see rank	$65,776	$56,832
45 to 64	$70,342, see rank	$76,099	$63,121
65 or over	$51,634, see rank	$50,922	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	316,408, see rank	1,024,202	235,871,704
Male¹	155,798, 49.24%, see rank	50.23%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	108,578, 69.69%, see rank	72.75%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6,928, 4.45%, see rank	7.42%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	101,650, 65.24%, see rank	65.33%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	97,777, 96.19%, see rank	94.42%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,873, 3.81%, see rank	5.58%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	47,220, 30.31%, see rank	27.25%	28.72%
Female¹	160,610, 50.76%, see rank	49.77%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	90,484, 56.34%, see rank	60.18%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,121, 0.70%, see rank	1.21%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	89,363, 55.64%, see rank	58.96%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	85,983, 96.22%, see rank	95.75%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,380, 3.78%, see rank	4.25%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	70,126, 43.66%, 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. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	187,438, 100%	630,974	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	111,485, 59.48%, see rank	66.80%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	27,653, 14.75%, see rank	15.58%	10.52%
Public Transportation	19,573, 10.44%, see rank	5.63%	4.95%
Walked	14,305, 7.63%, see rank	4.63%	2.86%
Other Means	7,367, 3.93%, see rank	2.83%	1.72%
Worked at Home	7,055, 3.76%, see rank	4.53%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Honolulu, HI	23.2 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. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	183,760	605,129	141,303,145
Male¹	97,777, 53.21%, see rank	52.45%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,048, 37.89%, see rank	30.51%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	19,798, 20.25%, see rank	21.00%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,280, 19.72%, see rank	17.24%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	423, 0.43%, see rank	1.04%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,186, 11.44%, see rank	18.29%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,042, 10.27%, see rank	11.93%	18.26%
Female¹	85,983, 46.79%, see rank	47.55%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,882, 38.24%, see rank	36.30%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	18,463, 21.47%, see rank	22.68%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31,492, 36.63%, see rank	36.34%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	136, 0.16%, see rank	0.53%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	387, 0.45%, see rank	0.78%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,623, 3.05%, 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, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	183,760, 100%	605,129	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	869, 0.47%, see rank	1.52%	1.82%
Construction	9,421, 5.13%, see rank	8.21%	7.45%
Manufacturing	6,197, 3.37%, see rank	3.29%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	5,970, 3.25%, see rank	2.83%	3.20%
Retail Trade	20,854, 11.35%, see rank	11.61%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,756, 5.31%, see rank	5.47%	5.08%
Information	4,391, 2.39%, see rank	1.99%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14,821, 8.07%, see rank	6.94%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20,667, 11.25%, see rank	9.95%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	38,977, 21.21%, see rank	19.86%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28,521, 15.52%, see rank	15.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	14,611, 7.95%, see rank	8.29%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,705, 4.74%, see rank	4.44%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Honolulu, HI	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38,679	10.52%, see rank	9.41%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	6,365	7.17%, see rank	6.79%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.