Hawaii Profile and Statistics

Hawaii Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Hawaii had 433664 total households with the average home having 2.86 residents and the average family coming in at 3.4.

Of those homes reported, 29.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 8284 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 24594 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Hawaii, 102073 people live alone, and of that, 32577 are 65 and over.

There were 153242 (35.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 122125 (28.2%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Hawaii

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1239628, 35 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.2 are spouses. There are 351748 children, and 151495 comprise “other relatives.” 77050 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 25744 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Hawaii Census Marital Status data

In Hawaii, there are 521662 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 186599 have never married; 273501 are currently still married, but have separated. 6127 are legally separated, 43081 are divorced and 12354 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (520457), 27.3% never married, 50.3% are married but separated while 1.6% are legally still separated. 10.6% are divorced and 10.3% are widowed.

Hawaii Fertility Rates and HI Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Hawaii (HI): In the 2007 report, 17237 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Hawaii (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 5147 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 33 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 17 babies, while there were 97 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 30.

Hawaii Grandparents Statistics

There are 51624 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 13561 (26.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 59% are the grandmothers and 76.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1841 have done it for less than a year; 2482 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 2492 handling things 3 or 4 years and 6746 doing the job 5 or more years.

Hawaii School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (HI)

In Hawaii, 311839 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 18605 (6%) are in nursery or preschool; 14905 (4.8%) are in kindergarten, while 121900 (39.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 70113 (22.5%) are slogging through High School, while 86316 (27.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.1% (261021); 19.1% (165672) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (867609), 46148 (5.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 51986 (6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 261021 (30.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 175487 (20.2%) have some college experience but no degree; 84804 (9.8%) reached an Associate’s degree; 165672 (19.1%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 82491 (9.5%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Hawaii is 953547. Of that, 121444 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1147845 (100%) – of that, 151813 (13.2%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (169586), 7400 (4.4%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (803034), 78461 (9.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (175225), 65952 (37.6%) have a disability.

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