Hawaii Statistics

... Each of these factors is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process ....

... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....

... In Honolulu, $100K amounts to just $36,036 when you consider taxes and the cost of living ....

... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....

... In most US metro areas, millennials are buying homes at prices above the general market.  But in Honolulu millennials are buying homes 4.2% below the market average.  This is the biggest downside gap in any of the 56 large metros studied ....

... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019.  Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....

... Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 the state population declined at an average rate of 0.4% per year ....

... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

... only New York is worse ....

... bad roads cost Hawaii motorists $764 per year ....

... Hawaii is exactly average ....

... In Hawaii, 48 police killings were reported from 2013 to 2022, or about 3.3 for every 100,000 residents, the 22nd fewest among states ....

... Hawaii, Washington DC, and New York had the largest reduction in employment ....

... Hawaii State & Local Tax Burden as a Share of State Income -- 14.1% -- 3rd highest in USA -- $8,410 per capita ....

... The CCRI report shows how the pandemic affected the class of 2022’s college enrollment and more ....

... 73% of people think the government doesn’t spend their tax dollars wisely ....

... Hawaii ranks 51st ....

... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....

... State cost of living index: 186 ....

... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

... 210 Initial Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force ....

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2023 and 2024 at 1.7 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively ....

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

"...full recovery may take a few years...."

... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....

... 2023 U.S. Bill Pay Category Breakout Report ....

... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....

... tied with Arkansas ....

...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....

... In 2019, the rate for Hawaiʻi (1.17 per 100,000) was almost three times the national rate (0.42 per 100,000) ....

... Median Monthly Mortgage Payment: $4,403 ....

... Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, it taxes many products multiple times ....

... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....

... The 3.3% annualized expansion rate was the 17th largest ....

... 62.7% of Hawaii homeless are unsheltered .... 

... This is the 5th-highest percentage, nationwide .... 

... there were 1,809 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2020, a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2019 ....

... More than 15,000 people left Hawaii for the mainland last year ....

... in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 36,200, or -5.5 percent ....

... Areas with high living costs, large immigrant populations, and housing shortages are abundant with multigenerational homes ....

... Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest number of emergency shelters per capita in Hawaii using data from the National Shelter System Facilities database .... 

... the Average ‘Time-to-Crime’ for Firearms in Hawaii is 3x other states ....

... Two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2022: Hawaii (21.9 percent) and New York (20.7 percent) ....

... a recent national study of 3,000 counties in America found the Big Island has the third-worst shortage of healthcare providers in primary care, Maui has the fifth-worst shortage of healthcare providers in America, and Kauai has the 13th worst shortage ....

... high gas prices, rush-hour traffic congestion and poor road quality ....

... Hawaii’s population has been declining for six straight years, and if policymakers don’t do something quickly to avert the looming increase in county property taxes, that is likely to continue ....

... 6th highest in USA ....