Honolulu County, Hawaii QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Honolulu County	Hawaii
?  Population, 2000	876,156	1,211,537
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	4.8%	9.3%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.5%	6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	23.8%	24.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	13.4%	13.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	21.3%	24.3%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.4%	1.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	46.0%	41.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	8.9%	9.4%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.3%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	19.9%	21.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	49.7%	49.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	6.7%	7.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	20.0%	22.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	433,834	568,314
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	131,169	162,424
?  Housing units, 2000	315,988	460,542
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	54.6%	56.5%
?  Households, 2000	286,450	403,240
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.95	2.92
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	37.8%	37.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$44,310	$43,627
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.2%	11.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	14.8%	16.2%

Business QuickFacts	Honolulu County	Hawaii
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	20,675	29,603
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	309,487	416,571
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	-7.2%	-3.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	46,388	70,203
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	2,692,239	3,192,532
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	8,264,716	11,317,752
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,466	$9,516
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	31,692	41,111
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	20,157	29,743
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	1,928	4,211
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	6,944,746	8,568,210
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	9,421	14,319

Geography QuickFacts	Honolulu County	Hawaii
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	600	6,423
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	1,460.3	188.6
?  Metropolitan Area	Honolulu, HI MSA

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown