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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Punalu'u is $27,491, which is lower than the state average of $29,552 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Punalu'u median household income is $54,318, which has grown by 68.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 36.89% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Punalu'u residents spend 37.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.9 minutes and is higher 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, #64

Punalu'u, HI	27,491 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

Punalu'u, HI	31,016 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

Punalu'u, HI	41,607 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

Punalu'u, HI	25,066 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, #99

Punalu'u, HI	54,318 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Punalu'u, HI	68,329 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Punalu'u, HI	68.99%
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

	Punalu'u, HI		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.49%	$11,147, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.44%	$16,163, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.44%	$9,030, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.73%	$33,478, 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

Punalu'u, HI	76,058 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Punalu'u, HI	88,991 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

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$58,750, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Black	$26,719, see rank	$61,829	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,500, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$46,250, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$58,571, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
Two or More Races	$58,750, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,864, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,917, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$36,167, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	928, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	372, 40.09%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	236, 63.44%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 1.34%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	231, 62.10%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	214, 92.64%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 7.36%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	136, 36.56%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	556, 59.91%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	278, 50.00%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.72%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	274, 49.28%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	253, 92.34%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 7.66%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	278, 50.00%, 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

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	448, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	281, 62.72%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	94, 20.98%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32, 7.14%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.67%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 2.68%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	26, 5.80%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Punalu'u, HI	37.6 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

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	467	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	214, 45.82%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73, 34.11%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 12.62%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 10.28%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 4.21%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 21.50%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27, 12.62%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	253, 54.18%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91, 35.97%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	47, 18.58%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81, 32.02%, 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	34, 13.44%, 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

	Punalu'u, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	467, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 7.49%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	32, 6.85%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	19, 4.07%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 1.93%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	31, 6.64%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	59, 12.63%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.86%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	50, 10.71%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	98, 20.99%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43, 9.21%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	57, 12.21%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30, 6.42%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Punalu'u, HI	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	115	10.88%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	3.83%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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