New Census data update Hawaii’s population profile

From the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Hawaii on June 16.  The Summary File 1 data includes the most detailed information available so far from the 2010 Census, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, characteristics of owners and renters, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups and group quarters.

Gender: Overall, there were about equal number of males and females in the state with 100.3 males per 100 female in 2010.  However, looking at the gender distribution by age, there were more males than female under the age of 52 and the trend was opposite for ages above 52.  Especially for the age group of 20 to 29, there were 113.5 males per 100 female.  For the age group above 52, there were 89 males per 100 female.

Elderly: 10,476 persons on April 1, 2010 were 90 years of age or above, accounted for 0.8 percent of Hawaii’s total population.  On April 2000, population in the 90+ age group was 5,896, accounted for 0.4 percent of the total population.

Among the Census Tracts in the state, Maryknoll School had the largest proportion of aged population with 46.5 percent of the people in that tract 65 years of age or older.  Ranked the second was Civic Center with 37.9 percent of aged population.  Among the 25 top Census tracts with aged population, three of them were located outside of Oahu.  26 of the total 90 people in Kalawao were 65 years or above in 2010, accounted for 28.9 percent of the population and ranked the 12th aged Census Tract.  Central Kahului on Maui ranked the 16th aged Census Tract with 27.0 percent of the population was 65 years or higher. Puainako in Hilo ranked the 22nd place with 25.5 percent of aged population in 2010.

Ethnicity: The Filipino race group has over taken the Japanese race group and has become the second largest racial group for both pure and mixed race categories. For the pure race groups, Japanese, Chinese, Black or African American and Malaysian decreased between 2000 and 2010.  For mixed race, only Malaysian decreased during the past decade.

The population with Hispanic or Latino origin increased 37.8 percent between 2000 and 2010, much higher than the total population growth of 12.3 percent.  In terms of population share, population with Hispanic or Latino origin increased from 7.2 percent of the total population to 8.9 percent of the total population.  Among this group, population with Central American and South American origin grew more than double between 2000 and 2010; Population with Mexican origin grew by 78.7 percent, and population with Puerto Rican origin grew by 47.0 percent.  Population with Other Hispanic or Latino origins such as Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American decreased 4.5 percent during the same period.

People living in groups: Group quarter population grew by 19.8 percent between 2000 and 2010. Institutionalized population such as people in correctional facilities and nursing facilities grew 47 percent, faster than the non-institutionalized population such as people in college dorms and military quarters.   People in military quarters decreased 10.3 percent. Group quarter population accounted for 3.2 percent of the total resident population in 2010, up from the 3.0 percent in 2000.

Home ownership: For home ownership, Waialae Iki on the Island of Oahu ranked the highest Census Tract with 91.7 percent home owner occupancy rate, followed by Lunalilo Park Subdivision, located in Hawaii Kai at 91.2 percent.  Among the top 25 census tracts for home owner occupancy rate, there is only one on the Big Island: Kahuku-Kaumana in Hilo ranked 25th with 84.1 percent owner occupancy rate.  State average home owner occupancy rate was 57.7 percent in 2010.

Household size: Niihau-Kaula on the island of Niihau had the highest average household size with 6.3 persons per household in 2010, followed by Gulick Avenue-Likelike on the island of Oahu with 5.09 persons per household.  The average household size statewide in 2010 was 2.89 persons.

Population density: The top 25 Census Tracts with high population density in 2010 were all located on Oahu.  Hobron Lane had the highest population density in 2010 with 87,816.0 people per square mile, followed y Tusitala Street with 81,167.4 people per square mile.  All these Census Tracts with high population density were residential areas with high-rise buildings.

Housing units: The 2010 Census report “Island Population and Housing Units, State of Hawaii: 2010” is now available. It contains 10 tables relating to the six major Hawaiian Islands and the island of Niihau. The number of housing units on the Island of Hawaii grew by 31.4 percent between 2000 and 2010, the highest increase in the state.

For detailed tables and more information, see the DBEDT webpage "Hawaii Census 2010" at http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/census. Data are also on the Census Bureau Internet site, http://www.census.gov/. 

Census summarizes makeup of today’s Hawaii

On June 7, the Hawaii State Data Center released the 2010 Census report, "Island Population and Housing Units, State of Hawaii: 2010." These are the highlights:

Oahu -- Total population on the island of Oahu in 2010 was 953,207. Slightly more than 70 percent of the people in the State of Hawaii resided on Oahu. Oahu’s population grew by 8.8 percent between 2000 and 2010, but its share of the state population dropped from 72.3 percent in 2000 to 70.1 percent in 2010. Asians (race alone) accounted for 43.9 percent of the total population on Oahu in 2010, the largest race group on the island. 62.0 percent of the population considered themselves as Asians (full or part). 36.8 percent of the population considered themselves as full or part White.  Housing units increased by 6.6 percent during the past decade which was the lowest growth rate among all the islands except Niihau. Housing vacancy rate declined from 9.3 percent in 2000 to 7.7 percent in 2010.  

Hawaii -- The total population on the island of Hawaii in 2010 was 185,079 which accounted for 13.6 percent of the State’s population. The island had the highest population growth rate of 24.5 percent between 2000 and 2010. In 2010, 142,799 individuals were 18 years and older. The population in this age group grew by 30.0 percent between 2000 and 2010, the highest growth rate among all the islands and also higher than the population growth for all age group for this island. The portion of the population identifying themselves as either full or part White was the highest in the state, at 54.8 percent. Housing units grew by 31.4 percent between 2000 and 2010, the highest increase in the state. Housing vacancy rate increased 15.5 percent in 2000 to 18.5 percent in 2010.

Maui -- Total population on Maui Island in 2010 was 144,444. Maui had the second highest growth for both the total population (22.8 percent) and the population age 18 years old and over (26.3 percent).  74,329 individuals identified themselves as full or part White, represented 51.5 percent of the total population. Individuals who identified themselves as full or part Asians totaled  66,925, accounted for 46.3 percent of the total population. There were 36,971 Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (full or part) on Maui in 2010 (25.6 percent of population). Maui had the highest growth rate for Hispanic or Latino population between 2000 and 2010, at 58.4 percent. There were 13,252 more housing units in 2010 than in 2000 on the island. Both occupancy and vacancy rates remained constant between 2000 and 2010 (77.0 percent and 23.0 percent, respectively).  

Lanai -- Lanai Island had a total population of 3,135 in 2010, the second smallest population among all islands in the state. Lanai experienced a population decrease of 1.8 percent between 2000 and 2010.   The largest race group on Lanai was Asians, full or part race, with 2,368 persons, accounted for 75.5 percent of the population on Lanai. The next biggest race group on the island was White (27.8 percent) followed by Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander race group (22.5 percent). There were 161 more housing units on the island in 2010, compared to 2000. However, the number of occupied units in 2010 was about the same as those in 2000(1,161 and 1,158 units, respectively).

Molokai -- Population on Molokai Island declined slightly to 7,345 persons in 2010, from 7,404 in 2000.  Besides Lanai Island, Molokai was the other island with a decline in population (-0.8 percent) between 2000 and 2010. A majority of the people on Molokai were Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.  Population with mixed races accounted for 41.1 percent of the total population and was the highest among all islands in the state. The housing vacancy rate was the highest among the islands at 30.5 percent in 2010, which was an increase of 6.5 percentage points from 2000 (24.0 percent).  

Kauai -- Total population on Kauai Island was 66,921 in 2010 which registered an increase of 14.8 percent from 2000. The Asian and White populations are about the same on this island. 34,253 individuals identified themselves as Asians, full or part, in 2010, which accounted for 51.2 percent of the total population. 51.0 percent, or 34,152 persons, of the population were White, full or part. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders accounted for 25.7 percent of the total population on Kauai with 17,225 persons.  

Niihau -- Niihau had the smallest total population of 170 in 2010, an increase of 10 individuals from 2000. Unlike the other islands, the majority of the population was non-mixed race. 94.1 percent of people on the island were single race, and 85.9 percent of people were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander race alone in 2010. There were 35 housing units on Niihau in 2010, one fewer than in 2000.