Hawaii County, Hawaii Demographics

Hawaii County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Two or More

Hawaii County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Hawaii County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Home ownership rate

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Income below poverty line

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Race - Two or More

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Hawaii County is 1st in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Size in square miles

Hawaii County is 2nd in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Hawaii County is 2nd in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Current population (2012)

Hawaii County is 2nd in Hawaii out of 5 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Current population (2012)	189,191	2nd	1,392,313	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,028.4	1st	6,422.6	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	45.9	4th	211.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	4th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.2%	2nd	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.9%	3rd	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	1st	90.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.9%	3rd	29.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Race - White	34.2%	2nd	26.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	2nd	2.1%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	1st	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	22.5%	4th	38.3%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12.5%	2nd	10.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	29.5%	1st	23.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	1st	9.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	2nd	22.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Female residents	49.8%	2nd	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.5%	5th	17.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Housing units	83,186	2nd	522,305	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.5%	4th	38.9%	25.9%
Households	64,270	2nd	445,513	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.9%	1st	58.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$342,100	4th	$529,500	$186,200
People per household	2.8	4th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	634	2nd	2,993	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Income per capita	$25,573	5th	$29,203	$27,915
Income per household	$53,591	5th	$67,116	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.8%	1st	10.2%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hawaii County	Rank	Hawaii	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,966	3rd	31,472	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	49,068	3rd	485,548	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	18,900	3rd	120,374	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,566,012	2nd	$17,611,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,816	3rd	$13,793	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$874,735	3rd	$8,042,210	$613,795,732