Hawaii County, Hawaii (HI)

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• • 60,50330.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 46,67223.2%Asian alone
  • 45,25622.5%Two or more races
  • 25,99912.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21,78810.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 8260.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2390.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2300.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $460,814

Here:	$460,814
State:	$749,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $629,525

Here:	$629,525
State:	$706,762

In 2-unit structures: $551,349

Here:	$551,349
State:	$827,797

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $410,883

Here:	$410,883
State:	$500,664

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $354,960

Here:	$354,960
State:	$464,597

Mobile homes: $639,072

Here:	$639,072
State:	$621,826

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $271,759

Here:	$271,759
State:	$396,264

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 2019: $1,292 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $889 (0.3%)

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: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 29,466 (48.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,0092010 or later
• 5,9682000 to 2009
• 4,9201990 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: 70,181
• One, attached: 1,820
• Two: 1,678
• 3 or 4: 2,027
• 5 to 9: 5,364
• 10 to 19: 3,430
• 20 to 49: 1,984
• 50 or more: 2,534
• Mobile homes: 343

Housing units in Hawaii County with a mortgage: 29,606 (517 second mortgage, 3,069 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,102

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:

• Male householders: 34,820 (10,255 living alone), Female householders: 36,373 (9,009 living alone)

• 34,028 spouses (33,575 opposite-sex spouses), 4,971 unmarried partners, (4,463 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53,826 children (51,873 natural, 1,091 adopted, 862 stepchildren), 11,637 grandchildren, 2,229 brothers or sisters, 1,970 parents, 208 foster children, 10,317 other relatives, 8,022 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,112

Size of family households: 18,995 2-persons, 9,568 3-persons, 8,584 4-persons, 4,628 5-persons, 1,580 6-persons, 3,029 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,264 1-person, 4,932 2-persons, 362 3-persons, 217 4-persons, 34 5-persons.

19,840 married couples with children.
12,195 single-parent households (3,134 men, 9,061 women).

74.4% of residents of Hawaii speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
18.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% 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
• 2,8222014 or later
• 1,8902010 to 2013
• 19,0752000 to 2009
• 15,4981990 to 1999
• 13,2891980 to 1989
• 20,7081970 to 1979
• 6,0081960 to 1969
• 3,3231950 to 1959
• 3,0401940 to 1949
• 3,7081939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 9381 room
• 1,1472 rooms
• 2,2933 rooms
• 9,2584 rooms
• 13,2475 rooms
• 10,5656 rooms
• 5,7017 rooms
• 2,8968 rooms
• 3,6639+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 1,7031 room
• 1,2762 rooms
• 3,6663 rooms
• 5,8554 rooms
• 4,8465 rooms
• 2,2676 rooms
• 1,2587 rooms
• 1198 rooms
• 4959+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 965no bedroom
• 1,6811 bedroom
• 9,3192 bedrooms
• 26,4673 bedrooms
• 8,1734 bedrooms
• 3,1035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• 1,835no bedroom
• 3,5921 bedroom
• 7,0042 bedrooms
• 6,8933 bedrooms
• 1,7274 bedrooms
• 4345+ 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
• 1,430no vehicle
• 13,7411 vehicle
• 17,1912 vehicles
• 10,2513 vehicles
• 4,5594 vehicles
• 2,5365+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hawaii County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,395no vehicle
• 9,6231 vehicle
• 7,2882 vehicles
• 2,0643 vehicles
• 6284 vehicles
• 4875+ vehicles

87.9% 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, 22% lived in Hawaii.

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

• This state: 109,420
• Other state: 57,997
• Northeast: 9,228
• Midwest: 9,393
• South: 8,466
• West: 30,910

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"