Honolulu, Hawaii Economy Profile

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Honolulu, Hawaii Economy

sixty point seven four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Honolulu, Hawaii. Among them 28.39% are females aged 16 and over. 57.72% of Honolulu, Hawaii workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 11.65% use public transportation (including taxicab). Three point zero eight percent of Honolulu, Hawaii residents work at home.

The total population of Honolulu, Hawaii is 371,657 people. The median household income in Honolulu, Hawaii is forty-five thousand, one hundred and twelve dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 35.7% of all occupations. 6.09% of Honolulu, Hawaii population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 29.81% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 7.76% of occupations.

15.66% of families in Honolulu, Hawaii have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Honolulu, Hawaii median household income is forty-five thousand, one hundred and twelve dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $36,631, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $29,930.

	Honolulu, Hawaii	%, Honolulu, Hawaii	United States
Population 16 years and over	308,618		217,168,077
In labor force	187,467	60.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	180,661	58.54%	63.39%
- - Employed	169,982	55.08%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	10,679	3.46%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	6,806	2.21%	0.53%
Not in labor force	121,151	39.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	158,514	51.36%	51.66%
In labor force	87,611	28.39%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	86,651	28.08%	29.65%
- - Employed	82,452	26.72%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	21,048	6.82%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	12,296		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	173,069		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	99,890	57.72%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	31,283	18.08%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	20,161	11.65%	4.73%
Walked	11,404	6.59%	2.93%
Other means	4,995	2.89%	1.19%
Worked at home	5,336	3.08%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.1	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	169,982		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	60,691	35.7%	33.65%
Service occupations	34,296	20.18%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	50,674	29.81%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	776	0.46%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	10,353	6.09%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	13,192	7.76%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,189	0.7%	1.87%
Construction	6,945	4.09%	6.78%
Manufacturing	5,927	3.49%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	5,319	3.13%	3.6%
Retail trade	21,321	12.54%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	9,656	5.68%	5.2%
Information	5,086	2.99%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	13,863	8.16%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	19,116	11.25%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	32,742	19.26%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	28,100	16.53%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	7,971	4.69%	4.87%
Public administration	12,747	7.5%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	123,751	72.8%	78.47%
Government workers	32,942	19.38%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	12,632	7.43%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	657	0.39%	0.31%

	Honolulu, Hawaii	%, Honolulu, Hawaii	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	140,401		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	13,795	9.83%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,218	5.14%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	15,912	11.33%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	17,065	12.15%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	22,545	16.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	24,824	17.68%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,188	10.82%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	14,321	10.2%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,014	3.57%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	4,519	3.22%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	45,112		41,994
With earnings	110,597	35.84%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	58,993		56,604
With Social Security income	43,373	14.05%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,013		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	5,257	1.7%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,614		6,320
With public assistance income	8,501	2.75%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,087		3,032
With retirement income	30,484	9.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,643		17,376
Families	87,871		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	4,498	5.12%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,011	3.43%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,930	9.02%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	9,444	10.75%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	13,758	15.66%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	17,993	20.48%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,645	13.25%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	11,755	13.38%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,197	4.78%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	3,640	4.14%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	56,311		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,191		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	36,631		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	29,930		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	6,930		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	4,841	69.86%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	2,119	30.58%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,957		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,407	81.4%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	913	30.88%	42.27%
Individuals	42,706		33,899,812
18 years and over	32,244	75.5%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	5,566	13.03%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	10,068	23.58%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	7,164	16.78%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	19,409	45.45%	31.63%

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