Hawaii Statistics

... Workers with a bachelor’s or graduate degree also tended to work remotely (72.2%) versus those without a bachelor’s degree (48.2%)....

... and total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion (+2.5%) reported for March 2019 ....

... Honolulu business environment ranks 84th of 100 large cities in USA ....

... The extent of astronomy’s economic impact on the state goes well beyond the standard economic measurements when “spillover” effects are included ....

... over 83,000 people have moved away from Hawaii between 2011 and 2020 ....

... In Hawaii, a family of four can expect to spend an average of $14,042 on food in 2022, the highest amount among states ....

... inflation has not been over 7.5% since 1991 ....

... On Maui, it's 90% ....

... six Hawaii towns compared ....

... A newly released report examines the tax burden and economic climate of all 50 states ....

... This amount reflects both housing and utilities costs for a modest two-bedroom rental ....

... In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia ....

... total nonagricultural jobs decreased by 300 over-the-month ....

... 13,690 more people moved out of the metro area than moved in over the last year ....

... found little health benefit of closing schools or businesses ....

... 745 homeless individuals demonstrating chronicity. This represents an 18 percent increase ....

... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....

... Urban Honolulu is #2 in USA ....

... a new study from UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute ....

... When the demand far outweighs the available properties in a given area, costs get artificially driven up ....

... three tax types of state tax burdens — property taxes, individual income taxes and sales and excise taxes — as a share of total personal income in the state ....

... when it comes to vacant homes, Hawaii is just average.  This demonstrates that home vacancy rates do not correspond with housing costs ....

... public universities were hit the hardest with a 13.2 drop in new freshmen enrollment over the two-year pandemic period ....

... Including the federal tax, taxes account for 13.8% of the average price of a gallon of gas in the state ....

... in Hawaii 9.6% of mortgage holders are behind on their payments ....

... $3.92 for a Tall Latte ....

... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....

... Hawaii is home to some 70,410 renters who owe their landlords rent, and an estimated 19.1% of them reported being either somewhat likely or very likely to face eviction in the coming months - the fourth smallest share among states ....

... knowledge and technology outputs are America’s particular strengths--but not Hawaii's ....

... Top 5: Hawaii, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maine, Kansas.   High income Hawaii is more costly--as a proportion of income--than the other four which are low income states ....

... high taxes for poor quality services ....

... Low taxes, school choice help inform ALEC's ranking of best, worst governors ....

... In terms of dollar figures, Hawaii spent the last two years in a class by itself. The state tallied the steepest increases in the country across every category and every time period throughout the entirety of the pandemic. ....

... 2022’s Best & Worst States for Doctors ....

... Expensive coastal markets in California and Hawaii saw home value growth wallop local median incomes by the largest amounts ....

... Hawaii took home the top spot for state with the highest median household net worth in 2019 ....

... In California and Hawaii, the reason for their relatively few single-person residences could be economics. Both have some of the most expensive housing costs in the nation ....

... Hawaii is one of the worst states for speeding-related fatal car accidents ....

... slim pickings ....

... Ranking Individual Income Taxes on the 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index ....

...  the size of the labor force, which remains down by 12,000 workers compared with January 2019 in part because some people have moved out of the state, while others have given up looking ....

... Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DOH COVID-19 dashboard every Wednesday beginning March 16 ....

... the 2020 baseline report for the state has 886,211 total agricultural acres, a decrease of 27,050 acres, or minus 3 percent from 2015. Total acres in planted crops in 2020 was 120,632, a decrease of 31,199 acres or minus 21 percent. The loss in planted acres was attributed to the closure of the Hawai`i Commercial & Sugar Company on Maui in 2016 which removed 38,810 acres in crop acreage ....

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states .... 

... Changing economic conditions are making it more difficult for people to afford household expenses ....

... Visitor arrivals are projected to increase to 9.7 million in 2023, 10.0 million in 2024, and 10.4 million in 2025 ....

... tourist headcount down 29.8% ....

... Total COVID-19 deaths in Hawaii: 91 per 100,000 people ....

... The average household size in Hawaii is 2.95 ....