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Kailua, HI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kailua is $24,270, which is lower than the state average of $29,552 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kailua median household income is $56,429, which has grown by 38.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 36.89% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kailua residents spend 18.0 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, #90

Kailua, HI	24,270 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

Kailua, HI	26,914 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

Kailua, HI	27,487 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

Kailua, HI	25,299 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, #91

Kailua, HI	56,429 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kailua, HI	68,387 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #54

Kailua, HI	38.06%
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

	Kailua, HI		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.80%	$17,353, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.61%	$18,662, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.87%	$4,951, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.40%	$27,028, 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

Kailua, HI	61,947 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kailua, HI	77,083 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

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$56,233, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Hispanic	$72,591, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$53,261, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$58,232, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
One Race, Other	$72,866, see rank	$51,111	$40,300
Two or More Races	$63,145, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$51,458, see rank	$38,123	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,647, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,248, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$40,606, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,137, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	5,025, 49.57%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,585, 71.34%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,585, 71.34%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,209, 89.51%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	376, 10.49%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,440, 28.66%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	5,112, 50.43%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,966, 58.02%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,966, 58.02%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,773, 93.49%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	193, 6.51%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,146, 41.98%, 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

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,827, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,172, 71.60%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	834, 14.31%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	36, 0.62%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	135, 2.32%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	225, 3.86%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	425, 7.29%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kailua, HI	18.0 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

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,982	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	3,209, 53.64%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	587, 18.29%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,171, 36.49%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	500, 15.58%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.65%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	314, 9.78%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	317, 9.88%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	2,773, 46.36%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	645, 23.26%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	674, 24.31%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,348, 48.61%, see rank	35.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.07%, 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	93, 3.35%, 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

	Kailua, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,982, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	108, 1.81%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	406, 6.79%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 0.99%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 0.33%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,249, 20.88%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	374, 6.25%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	67, 1.12%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	419, 7.00%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	641, 10.72%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	746, 12.47%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,498, 25.04%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	180, 3.01%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	215, 3.59%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kailua, HI	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,896	15.38%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	314	11.29%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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