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Kapaa Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kapaa Area is $27,079, which is lower than the state average of $29,552 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kapaa Area median household income is $62,946. On average Kapaa Area residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.9 minutes and is lower 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, #185

Kapaa Area	27,079 USD
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

Kapaa Area	31,517 USD
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

Kapaa Area	33,636 USD
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

Kapaa Area	29,941 USD
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, #41

Kapaa Area	62,946 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kapaa Area	78,042 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Kapaa Area		-0.59%
Hawaii		36.89%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Kapaa 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

	Kapaa Area		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.21%	$15,910, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.75%	$17,945, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.35%	$5,622, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.76%	$24,474, see rank	22.52%	$27,572	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

Kapaa Area	74,076 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kapaa Area	87,786 USD
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

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$59,988, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Black	$66,063, see rank	$61,829	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,162, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$67,386, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,000, see rank	$47,083	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$60,174, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,143, see rank	$51,111	$40,300
Two or More Races	$70,294, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$23,520, see rank	$38,123	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,011, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,912, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$48,061, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	55,049, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	27,361, 49.70%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	18,162, 66.38%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	164, 0.60%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,998, 65.78%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16,730, 92.95%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,268, 7.05%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,199, 33.62%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	27,688, 50.30%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,802, 60.68%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	36, 0.13%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,766, 60.55%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,903, 94.85%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	863, 5.15%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,886, 39.32%, see rank	40.04%	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

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	31,686, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,351, 76.85%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,479, 10.98%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	356, 1.12%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	1,124, 3.55%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	489, 1.54%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,887, 5.96%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kapaa Area	22.3 minutes
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

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,633	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	16,730, 51.27%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,196, 25.08%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,272, 31.51%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,976, 11.81%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	547, 3.27%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,889, 11.29%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,930, 11.54%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	15,903, 48.73%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,295, 33.30%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,151, 26.10%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,501, 34.59%, see rank	35.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	188, 1.18%, see rank	0.51%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73, 0.46%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	681, 4.28%, see rank	4.24%	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

	Kapaa Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,633, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,128, 3.46%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	2,313, 7.09%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	715, 2.19%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	610, 1.87%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,440, 10.54%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,858, 5.69%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	632, 1.94%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,897, 5.81%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,174, 9.73%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,463, 16.74%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,871, 24.12%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,131, 6.53%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,401, 4.29%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kapaa Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,920	11.70%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,238	7.99%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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