Hawaii County, Hawaii (HI)

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• • 60,91141.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 48,13032.4%Two or more races
  • 42,85528.8%Asian alone
  • 26,03017.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21,08914.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1,4050.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3140.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2490.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2018:

Detached houses: $450,371

Here:	$450,371
State:	$712,817

Townhouses or other attached units: $777,698

Here:	$777,698
State:	$705,983

In 2-unit structures: $499,076

Here:	$499,076
State:	$759,122

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $411,014

Here:	$411,014
State:	$487,736

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,505

Here:	$361,505
State:	$448,257

Mobile homes: $786,211

Here:	$786,211
State:	$594,543

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $4,156,708

Here:	$4,156,708
State:	$431,776

Health of residents in Hawaii County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2018: $1,384 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $557 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hawaii County is $753 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $845 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1191 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hilo, North Kona, South Kohala, Kailua, Pahoa-Kalapana, South Kona, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Waimea, Kalaoa, Holualoa.

2018 air pollution in Hawaii County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Current college students: 7,220
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 25,788 (49.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,9682010 or later
• 4,7122000 to 2009
• 4,5921990 to 1999
• 3,5581980 to 1989
• 2,8571970 to 1979
• 3,115Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 69,174
• One, attached: 1,547
• Two: 2,395
• 3 or 4: 1,993
• 5 to 9: 4,103
• 10 to 19: 4,145
• 20 to 49: 2,172
• 50 or more: 2,648
• Mobile homes: 357
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Hawaii County with a mortgage: 26,386 (358 second mortgage, 3,610 home equity loan, 84 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,010

Religion statistics for Hawaii County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hawaii County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Hawaii Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4510, Natural disaster type: Other
• Hawaii Hurricane Lane, Incident Period: August 22, 2018 - August 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4395, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Hawaii Kilauea Volcanic Eruption And Earthquakes, Incident Period: May 3, 2018 - August 17, 2018, FEMA Id: 4366, Natural disaster type: Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption
• Hawaii PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō Volcanic Eruption and Lava Flow, Incident Period: September 04, 2014 to March 26, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4201: November 03, 2014, FEMA Id: 4201, Natural disaster type: Lava Flow, Volcanic Eruption
• Hawaii Tropical Storm Iselle, Incident Period: August 07, 2014 to August 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4194: September 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4194, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Hawaii Tsunami Waves, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1967: April 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 1967, Natural disaster type: Tsunami Wave
• Hawaii Severe Storms, High Surf, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 04, 2007 to December 07, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1743: February 06, 2008, FEMA Id: 1743, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood, High Surf
• Hawaii Puako Fire, Incident Period: October 28, 2007 to November 07, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: October 28, 2007, FEMA Id: 2740, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Hawaii Kohala Mountain Road Fire, Incident Period: August 16, 2007 to August 22, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 17, 2007, FEMA Id: 2722, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Hawaii Earthquake, Incident Period: October 15, 2006 to January 15, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1664: October 17, 2006, FEMA Id: 1664, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($62,641 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	0.04%
Hawaii average:	0.26%

1.32% relocated from other counties in Hawaii ($11,508 average AGI)
4.11% relocated from other states ($50,712 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	4.11%
Hawaii average:	4.35%

from Honolulu County, HI	1.04% ($46,987 average AGI)
from Maui County, HI	0.22% ($50,463)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.17% ($101,395)
from San Diego County, CA	0.12% ($47,744)
from Clark County, NV	0.11% ($71,077)
from Orange County, CA	0.09% ($66,250)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.09% ($47,627)

4.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,329 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($393 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	0.06%
Hawaii average:	0.26%

1.11% relocated to other counties in Hawaii ($10,060 average AGI)
3.52% relocated to other states ($32,875 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	3.52%
Hawaii average:	4.78%

to Honolulu County, HI	0.80% ($43,065 average AGI)
to Maui County, HI	0.23% ($42,669)
to Clark County, NV	0.20% ($30,847)
to King County, WA	0.12% ($42,952)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.11% ($58,775)
to San Diego County, CA	0.11% ($53,203)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.10% ($59,959)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hawaii County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 165,753 (21,332 male householders, 25,380 female householders)

  33,386 spouses, 57,349 children (53,220 natural, 1,382 adopted, 2,747 stepchildren), 7,560 grandchildren, 2,540 brothers or sisters, 4,309 parents, 5,579 other relatives, 8,318 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 32,406 (12,387 male householders (9,959 living alone)), 12,466 female householders (10,021 living alone)), 7,553 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,824

Size of family households: 22,646 2-persons, 10,141 3-persons, 6,749 4-persons, 3,761 5-persons, 1,238 6-persons, 2,177 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,980 1-person, 3,988 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 367 4-persons.

23,568 married couples with children.
13,854 single-parent households (2,995 men, 10,859 women).

76.9% of residents of Hawaii speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
16.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $896,323,000 ($5,500 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $74,378,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $383,982,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $155,661,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,257,000
Federal grants: $223,319,000
Federal procurement contracts: $69,207,000 ($36,234,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $60,898,000 ($10,735,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,837,000
Federal Government insurance: $527,421,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+68 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.66 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)

• Year house built in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 1,4312014 or later
• 2,7002010 to 2013
• 19,0382000 to 2009
• 15,6811990 to 1999
• 19,4801980 to 1989
• 14,7711970 to 1979
• 5,3451960 to 1969
• 4,3301950 to 1959
• 2,7781940 to 1949
• 2,9941939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 1,6231 room
• 7892 rooms
• 3,2683 rooms
• 10,0484 rooms
• 13,0405 rooms
• 8,9656 rooms
• 4,1337 rooms
• 2,9418 rooms
• 2,5899+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 2,4341 room
• 1,6702 rooms
• 3,8313 rooms
• 6,2554 rooms
• 5,5225 rooms
• 2,3886 rooms
• 6697 rooms
• 6728 rooms
• 7289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 1,647no bedroom
• 1,6191 bedroom
• 9,5482 bedrooms
• 25,6053 bedrooms
• 6,3834 bedrooms
• 2,5945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 2,581no bedroom
• 3,4671 bedroom
• 7,2202 bedrooms
• 9,0413 bedrooms
• 1,3514 bedrooms
• 5095+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hawaii County, Hawaii in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hawaii County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,782no vehicle
• 12,6311 vehicle
• 20,4212 vehicles
• 7,6883 vehicles
• 3,3094 vehicles
• 1,5655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hawaii County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,335no vehicle
• 9,7431 vehicle
• 8,0612 vehicles
• 2,4073 vehicles
• 3674 vehicles
• 2565+ vehicles

86.9% of Hawaii County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Hawaii.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 107,119
• Other state: 63,148
• Northeast: 8,922
• Midwest: 9,238
• South: 10,867
• West: 34,121

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,975
• Number of aged recipients: 487
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,488
• Number of recipients under 18: 377
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,844
• Number of recipients older than 64: 754
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,184
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,036

Hawaii County on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"