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Hilo, Hawaii Economy Profile

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 Hilo, Hawaii United States
StateHawaii
CityHilo
Total population40,759 281,421,906
Male19,950138,053,563
Female20,809143,368,343
Median age (years)38.635.3
Total households14,577105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)39,13941,994

Hilo, Hawaii Economy

58.8% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Hilo, Hawaii. Among them 28.63% are females aged 16 and over. 71.59% of Hilo, Hawaii workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.59% use public transportation (including taxicab). Four point four percent of Hilo, Hawaii residents work at home.

The total population of Hilo, Hawaii is forty thousand, seven hundred and fifty-nine people. The median household income in Hilo, Hawaii is thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 33.62% of all occupations. 8.44% of Hilo, Hawaii population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 28.19% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 8.91% of occupations.

16.26% of families in Hilo, Hawaii have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Hilo, Hawaii median household income is thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive thirty-six thousand, forty-nine dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-seven thousand, six hundred and twenty-six dollars.

 Hilo, Hawaii %, Hilo, Hawaii United States
Population 16 years and over32,054  217,168,077
In labor force18,848 58.8%63.92%
- Civilian labor force18,681 58.28%63.39%
- - Employed16,766 52.31%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,915 5.97%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force10.3  5.8
- Armed Forces167 0.52%0.53%
Not in labor force13,206 41.2%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over16,664 51.99%51.66%
In labor force9,177 28.63%29.72%
- Civilian labor force9,138 28.51%29.65%
- - Employed8,376 26.13%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,572 8.02%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,526  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over16,578  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone11,868 71.59%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,189 19.24%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)97 0.59%4.73%
Walked464 2.8%2.93%
Other means231 1.39%1.19%
Worked at home729 4.4%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)17.8 0.11%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over16,766  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,636 33.62%33.65%
Service occupations3,122 18.62%14.86%
Sales and office occupations4,726 28.19%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations373 2.22%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,415 8.44%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,494 8.91%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining672 4.01%1.87%
Construction1,104 6.58%6.78%
Manufacturing377 2.25%14.1%
Wholesale trade550 3.28%3.6%
Retail trade2,131 12.71%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,129 6.73%5.2%
Information374 2.23%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing768 4.58%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,254 7.48%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,306 25.68%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,782 10.63%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)797 4.75%4.87%
Public administration1,522 9.08%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,416 62.13%78.47%
Government workers4,904 29.25%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,327 7.91%6.63%
Unpaid family workers119 0.71%0.31%
 Hilo, Hawaii %, Hilo, Hawaii United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,593  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,876 12.86%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999919 6.3%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,977 13.55%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,824 12.5%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,253 15.44%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,655 18.19%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,650 11.31%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,061 7.27%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999196 1.34%2.2%
$200,000 or more182 1.25%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)39,139  41,994
With earnings10,882 33.95%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)47,642  56,604
With Social Security income5,246 16.37%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,128  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income628 1.96%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,956  6,320
With public assistance income1,452 4.53%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,643  3,032
With retirement income3,522 10.99%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,647  17,376
 
Families10,204  72,261,780
Less than $10,000773 7.58%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999395 3.87%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,229 12.04%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,214 11.9%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,659 16.26%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,279 22.33%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,364 13.37%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999959 9.4%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999183 1.79%2.75%
$200,000 or more149 1.46%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)48,150  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)18,220  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers36,049  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers27,626  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,128  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years975 86.44%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years527 46.72%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present613  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years569 92.82%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years251 40.95%42.27%
 
Individuals6,773  33,899,812
18 years and over4,405 65.04%65.35%
- 65 years and over426 6.29%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,284 33.72%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,611 23.79%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,596 38.33%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.