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Lawai, HI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lawai is $35,478, which is higher than the state average of $29,552 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Lawai median household income is $68,438, which has grown by 22.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 36.89% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lawai residents spend 19.7 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, #31

Lawai, HI	35,478 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

Lawai, HI	34,475 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

Lawai, HI	37,837 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

Lawai, HI	29,500 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, #54

Lawai, HI	68,438 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lawai, HI	85,537 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #88

Lawai, HI	22.95%
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

	Lawai, HI		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	40.76%	$11,238, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.07%	$18,774, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.01%	$6,622, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.52%	$37,725, 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

Lawai, HI	86,648 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lawai, HI	101,743 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

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$64,643, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Hispanic	$30,521, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$85,156, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$7,438, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
Two or More Races	$48,056, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
25 to 44	$79,028, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$85,588, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$42,625, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,804, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	910, 50.44%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	697, 76.59%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.22%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	695, 76.37%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	646, 92.95%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 7.05%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	213, 23.41%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	894, 49.56%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	515, 57.61%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	515, 57.61%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	496, 96.31%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 3.69%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	379, 42.39%, 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

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,085, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	912, 84.06%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	83, 7.65%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	8, 0.74%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 1.11%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	70, 6.45%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lawai, HI	19.7 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

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,142	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	646, 56.57%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	212, 32.82%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	191, 29.57%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45, 6.97%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65, 10.06%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	98, 15.17%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	496, 43.43%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	191, 38.51%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	101, 20.36%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	190, 38.31%, see rank	35.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 2.82%, 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

	Lawai, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,142, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 2.45%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	67, 5.87%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	72, 6.30%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 1.31%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	79, 6.92%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71, 6.22%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	25, 2.19%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62, 5.43%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	150, 13.13%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	184, 16.11%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	247, 21.63%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	87, 7.62%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55, 4.82%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lawai, HI	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	135	6.17%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21	3.53%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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