state

Hawaii

Demographic and economic profile of Hawaii, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

1,446,146

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$98,317

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Hawaii added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Asian Alone538,807 (37.3%)
  • Two or More Races376,533 (26.0%)
  • White Alone325,356 (22.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone149,030 (10.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone27,740 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone24,334 (1.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island165,521
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)59,329
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)33,757
  4. 4.Spanish26,995
  5. 5.Korean14,812

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

89,042

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$61,987

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

109.7 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$44,823

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care149,330
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation99,979
  3. 3.Retail Trade73,110
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management71,983
  5. 5.Public Administration57,252

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations258,684
  2. 2.Service Occupations146,853
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations143,210
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations59,675
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations59,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.81×)57,252
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.71×)99,979
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)43,124
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.05×)48,749
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)73,110

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$808,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,938/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $750,000 to $999,99970,394 (23.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99965,863 (21.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99962,463 (20.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99926,689 (8.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99920,205 (6.6%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99917,167 (5.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,964

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone459,918 (65.9%)
  • Carpooled96,519 (13.8%)
  • Worked at Home61,271 (8.8%)
  • Walked29,515 (4.2%)
  • Public Transit28,259 (4.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other16,322 (2.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.