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Hilo Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hilo Area is $24,395, which is lower than the state average of $29,552 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hilo Area median household income is $51,213. On average Hilo Area residents spend 25.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #365

Hilo Area	24,395 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

Hilo Area	27,344 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

Hilo Area	31,330 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

Hilo Area	24,578 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, #213

Hilo Area	51,213 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hilo Area	65,521 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Hilo Area		-7.96%
Hawaii		36.89%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Hilo 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

	Hilo Area		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.77%	$20,378, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.94%	$17,489, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.67%	$4,584, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.70%	$25,121, 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

Hilo Area	60,114 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hilo Area	75,343 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

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$51,406, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Black	$47,639, see rank	$61,829	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,131, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$53,806, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,326, see rank	$47,083	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,491, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,529, see rank	$51,111	$40,300
Two or More Races	$52,582, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$17,500, see rank	$38,123	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,562, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,774, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$42,901, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	151,514, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	75,449, 49.80%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	46,883, 62.14%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	122, 0.16%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	46,761, 61.98%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	41,645, 89.06%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,116, 10.94%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	28,566, 37.86%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	76,065, 50.20%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	42,750, 56.20%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.01%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	42,740, 56.19%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	39,552, 92.54%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,188, 7.46%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	33,315, 43.80%, 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

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	79,289, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	57,461, 72.47%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,151, 12.80%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,094, 1.38%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	1,966, 2.48%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	1,957, 2.47%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,660, 8.40%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hilo Area	25.5 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

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	81,197	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	41,645, 51.29%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,887, 28.54%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10,590, 25.43%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,116, 14.69%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,210, 2.91%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,247, 12.60%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,404, 10.58%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	39,552, 48.71%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,392, 33.86%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,200, 23.26%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,168, 35.82%, see rank	35.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	631, 1.60%, see rank	0.51%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	112, 0.28%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,913, 4.84%, 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

	Hilo Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	81,197, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,064, 5.01%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	6,310, 7.77%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,071, 2.55%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,527, 1.88%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,538, 12.98%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,095, 5.04%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	1,047, 1.29%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,879, 4.78%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,893, 10.95%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,115, 19.85%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14,016, 17.26%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,697, 5.78%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,945, 4.86%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Hilo Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	35,848	19.23%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,993	14.05%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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