Hawaii State Demographics: Quick Facts

DESCRIPTION VALUE Population, 2008 estimate  1,288,198 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  6.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  22.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  14.8% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  3.1% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  39.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  9.1% Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  1,211,538 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  6.8% Female persons, percent, 2008  49.6% White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  29.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  0.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  26.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  26.2% Persons per household, 2000  2.92 Per capita money income, 1999  $21,525 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  8.5% Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  30.2% Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  3,460,199 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  9,986,355 Retail sales per capita, 2002  $10,537 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  14,061,8831 Persons per square mile, 2000  188.6 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  18.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  8.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  24.9% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  56.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  17.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  84.6% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  199,819 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  26.1 Housing units, 2007  506,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $272,700 Households, 2000  403,240 Private nonfarm employment, 2006  512,5431 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  0.9% Homeownership rate, 2000  56.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  39.4% Median household income, 2007  $62,613 Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  33,1181 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  18.6%1 Nonemployer establishments, 2006  90,353 Total number of firms, 2002  99,224 Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  45.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  8.4% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  3.1% Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  13,008,182 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  5,551,380 Building permits, 2008  4,115 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  6,422.62 FIPS Code  15 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.