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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Urban Honolulu is $31,146, which is higher than the state average of $29,552 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Urban Honolulu median household income is $60,548. On average Urban Honolulu residents spend 22.9 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, #45

Urban Honolulu, HI	31,146 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

Urban Honolulu, HI	33,293 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

Urban Honolulu, HI	38,113 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

Urban Honolulu, HI	29,770 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, #78

Urban Honolulu, HI	60,548 USD
Hawaii	68,201 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Urban Honolulu, HI	79,854 USD
Hawaii	85,972 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Urban Honolulu, HI	8.22%
Hawaii	36.89%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Urban Honolulu, HI median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. 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

	Urban Honolulu, HI		Hawaii		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.09%	$19,110, see rank	28.11%	$18,081	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.20%	$18,010, see rank	32.67%	$18,194	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.34%	$4,906, see rank	3.71%	$5,020	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.17%	$27,356, 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

Urban Honolulu, HI	75,288 USD
Hawaii	80,371 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Urban Honolulu, HI	95,106 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

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
White	$63,058, see rank	$66,975	$56,900
Black	$58,827, see rank	$61,829	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,525, see rank	$55,180	$42,396
Asian	$61,236, see rank	$73,765	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,771, see rank	$47,083	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$50,405, see rank	$57,359	$53,370
One Race, Other	$47,877, see rank	$51,111	$40,300
Two or More Races	$58,005, see rank	$65,352	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
less than 25	$33,349, see rank	$38,123	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,844, see rank	$69,205	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,760, see rank	$78,838	$65,027
65 or over	$50,379, see rank	$57,176	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	290,697, see rank	1,118,419	248,775,628
Male¹	143,440, 49.34%, see rank	50.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	99,886, 69.64%, see rank	70.81%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,362, 3.74%, see rank	6.31%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	94,524, 65.90%, see rank	64.50%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	89,406, 94.59%, see rank	92.71%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,118, 5.41%, see rank	7.29%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	43,554, 30.36%, see rank	29.19%	30.72%
Female¹	147,257, 50.66%, see rank	49.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	86,041, 58.43%, see rank	59.96%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	670, 0.45%, see rank	0.75%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	85,371, 57.97%, see rank	59.21%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	81,038, 94.92%, see rank	93.97%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,333, 5.08%, see rank	6.03%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	61,216, 41.57%, 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

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	173,141, 100%	668,457	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	98,797, 57.06%, see rank	66.50%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22,097, 12.76%, see rank	14.17%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21,575, 12.46%, see rank	6.55%	5.06%
Walked	15,085, 8.71%, see rank	4.67%	2.78%
Other Means	9,781, 5.65%, see rank	3.62%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,806, 3.35%, see rank	4.50%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Urban Honolulu, HI	22.9 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

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	170,444	645,571	143,435,233
Male¹	89,406, 52.45%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,092, 35.89%, see rank	31.21%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20,429, 22.85%, see rank	22.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,154, 18.07%, see rank	15.71%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	338, 0.38%, see rank	1.22%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,281, 7.03%, see rank	10.31%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,983, 11.17%, see rank	12.64%	17.94%
Female¹	81,038, 47.55%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,540, 36.45%, see rank	36.79%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,351, 22.64%, see rank	22.54%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,036, 35.83%, see rank	35.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	70, 0.09%, see rank	0.51%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	151, 0.19%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,674, 4.53%, 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

	Urban Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	170,444, 100%	645,571	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	555, 0.33%, see rank	1.62%	1.96%
Construction	8,184, 4.80%, see rank	6.94%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,836, 2.84%, see rank	3.05%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,965, 2.33%, see rank	2.24%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22,171, 13.01%, see rank	11.86%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,216, 5.41%, see rank	5.93%	4.93%
Information	3,053, 1.79%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,848, 7.54%, see rank	6.39%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17,626, 10.34%, see rank	10.08%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	36,979, 21.70%, see rank	20.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29,647, 17.39%, see rank	16.18%	9.49%
Public Administration	13,351, 7.83%, see rank	8.84%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,013, 4.70%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Urban Honolulu, HI	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Population in Poverty	40,084	12.00%, see rank	11.34%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,762	7.73%, see rank	7.85%	11.47%

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