Hawaii Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % Population 16 years and over  950,055  100.0 In labor force  612,831  64.5 Civilian labor force  573,795  60.4 Employed  537,909  56.6 Unemployed  35,886  3.8 Percent of civilian labor force  6.3  (X) Armed Forces  39,036  4.1 Not in labor force  337,224  35.5 Females 16 years and over  476,513  100.0 In labor force  281,654  59.1 Civilian labor force  276,986  58.1 Employed  261,426  54.9 Own children under 6 years  86,956  100.0 All parents in family in labor force  53,711  61.8 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Employed civilian population 16 years and over  537,909  100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations  173,437  32.2 Service occupations  112,660  20.9 Sales and office occupations  151,025  28.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  6,909  1.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  46,054  8.6 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  47,824  8.9 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  12,119  2.3 Construction  32,180  6.0 Manufacturing  18,979  3.5 Wholesale trade  17,188  3.2 Retail trade  65,693  12.2 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  33,559  6.2 Information  13,278  2.5 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  37,867  7.0 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  51,039  9.5 Educational, health and social services  102,254  19.0 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  86,189  16.0 Other services (except public administration)  23,853  4.4 Public administration  43,711  8.1 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  381,606  70.9 Government workers  112,999  21.0 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  41,109  7.6 Unpaid family workers  2,195  0.4 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Households  403,572  100.0 Less than $10,000  31,937  7.9 $10,000 to $14,999  18,572  4.6 $15,000 to $24,999  42,232  10.5 $25,000 to $34,999  46,226  11.5 $35,000 to $49,999  63,485  15.7 $50,000 to $74,999  82,997  20.6 $75,000 to $99,999  51,284  12.7 $100,000 to $149,999  44,867  11.1 $150,000 to $199,999  12,003  3.0 $200,000 or more  9,969  2.5 Median household income (dollars)  49,820  (X) With earnings  334,392  82.9 Mean earnings (dollars)  58,733  (X) With Social Security income  112,350  27.8 Mean Social Security income (dollars)  11,611  (X) With Supplemental Security Income  14,455  3.6 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  6,515  (X) With public assistance income  28,886  7.2 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  4,616  (X) With retirement income  85,662  21.2 Mean retirement income (dollars)  20,419  (X) Families  289,012  100.0 Less than $10,000  13,619  4.7 $10,000 to $14,999  9,315  3.2 $15,000 to $24,999  25,394  8.8 $25,000 to $34,999  30,133  10.4 $35,000 to $49,999  45,032  15.6 $50,000 to $74,999  66,592  23.0 $75,000 to $99,999  42,440  14.7 $100,000 to $149,999  38,415  13.3 $150,000 to $199,999  10,115  3.5 $200,000 or more  7,957  2.8 Median family income (dollars)  56,961  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  21,525  (X) Median earnings (dollars):     Male full-time, year-round workers  35,535  (X) Female full-time, year-round workers  28,546  (X) POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Families  22,101  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  7.6 With related children under 18 years  17,182  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  11.3 With related children under 5 years  8,470  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.9 Families with female householder, no husband present  10,024  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  20.6 With related children under 18 years  8,737  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  29.5 With related children under 5 years  3,879  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  37.4 Individuals  126,154  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  10.7 18 years and over  85,612  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  9.6 65 years and over  11,683  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  7.4 Related children under 18 years  38,730  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.5 Related children 5 to 17 years  27,159  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  12.9 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  46,365  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  24.4 COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Workers 16 years and over  563,154  100.0 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  359,916  63.9 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  107,191  19.0 Public transportation (including taxicab)  35,368  6.3 Walked  27,134  4.8 Other means  13,349  2.4 Worked at home  20,196  3.6 Mean travel time to work (minutes)  26.1  (X) Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.