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Hawaii At A Glance
Last Updated June 28, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 10,931 square miles
- Population in 2000: 1,211,537; 91.6% urban; 8.4% rural
- Population in 1990: 1,108,229
- Population Change: Up
9.3% 1990-2000; Up
14.9% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 42d of 50; 0.4% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Honolulu (380,149);
Hilo CDP (40,759);
Kailua CDP (36,513);
Kaneohe CDP (34,970);
Waipahu CDP (33,108)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 20 D 5 R
- State House: 41 D 10 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
277,091 (22.9%) white;
20,829 (1.7%) black;
494,149 (40.8%) Asian;
2,539 (0.2%) American Indian;
108,441 (9.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
218,700 (18.1%) two-plus races;
2,089 (0.2%) other;
87,699 (7.2%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
4.6% German,
3.5% Irish,
3.4% English,
3.2% Portuguese,
1.4% Italian
- State Natives: 56.9% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 7.0% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 65.7% English;
29.1% Asian;
2.7% Spanish
- Education:
84.6% high school graduates;
26.2% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
120,587 (13.1%);
WWII: (17.6%);
Korea: (12.0%);
Vietnam: (34.5%);
First Gulf War: (13.2%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
2.3% agriculture;
6.0% construction;
7.0% finance;
2.5% information;
9.8% manufacturing;
28.5% professional;
8.1% public administration;
15.4% trade;
20.5% other
- Work Force: 17.5% blue collar; 60.3% white collar; 22.2% gray collar
- Work Sector: 70.9% private; 21.0% government; 7.6% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$49,820
- 10.7% are below the poverty line
- 12.5% less than $15,000
- 21.9% $15-35,000
- 15.7% $35-50,000
- 33.3% $50-100,000
- 11.1% $100-150,000
- 5.4% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $249,300
- 2.3% less than $50,000
- 7.4% $50-100,000
- 26.8% $100-200,000
- 27.6% $200-300,000
- 26.3% $300-500,000
- 9.6% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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