Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
202,126 |
762,565 |
964,691 |
| 1990 |
271,998 |
836,231 |
1,108,229 |
| 2000 |
335,381 |
876,156 |
1,211,537 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
383,164 |
905,034 |
1,288,198 |
More information on Hawaii population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,059 |
40,685 |
38,174 |
| 2007 |
32,614 |
42,015 |
39,242 |
| Percent change |
3.5 |
6.5 |
5.6 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
36,879 |
48,639 |
45,314 |
| 2007 |
36,607 |
48,714 |
45,266 |
| Percent change |
-1.5 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.1 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
| 1989 |
10.6 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
| 1999 |
12.8 |
9.9 |
10.7 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.1 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
More information on Hawaii poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
32.5 |
24.4 |
26.2 |
| 1990 |
23.4 |
18.8 |
19.9 |
| 2000 |
16.1 |
15.2 |
15.4 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
35.1 |
| 1990 |
29.6 |
28.4 |
28.7 |
| 2000 |
30.3 |
27.8 |
28.5 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
18.8 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
| 1990 |
29.2 |
28.2 |
28.5 |
| 2000 |
31.8 |
29.2 |
29.9 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
15.3 |
21.7 |
20.3 |
| 1990 |
17.8 |
24.6 |
22.9 |
| 2000 |
21.8 |
27.9 |
26.2 |
More information on Hawaii education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
4,102,494 |
4,110,479 |
4,110,586 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
1,439,071 |
1,300,499 |
1,121,329 |
| Percent of total land area |
35.1 |
31.6 |
27.3 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
292,107 |
211,120 |
177,626 |
| Percent of total farmland |
20.3 |
16.2 |
15.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
14.3 |
17.3 |
13.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
24.1 |
27.8 |
26.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
100,094 |
109,461 |
103,120 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
108,704 |
117,685 |
79,041 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.6 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
29.3 |
35.2 |
28.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
898,737 |
852,626 |
738,271 |
| Percent of total farmland |
62.5 |
65.6 |
65.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
139,523 |
119,068 |
126,391 |
| Percent of total farmland |
9.7 |
9.2 |
11.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
- |
243 |
|
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
263 |
241 |
149 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
92.7 |
91.9 |
93.8 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
58.1 |
56.3 |
65.7 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
27.8 |
28.9 |
22.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
2,980 |
3,202 |
5,061 |
| Percent of total |
54.4 |
59.3 |
67.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
707 |
589 |
775 |
| Percent of total |
12.9 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,786 |
1,607 |
1,685 |
| Percent of total |
32.6 |
29.8 |
22.4 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
4,583 |
4,629 |
6,363 |
| Percent of total |
83.7 |
85.8 |
84.6 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
384 |
392 |
491 |
| Percent of total |
7.0 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
328 |
225 |
437 |
| Percent of total |
6.0 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
113 |
80 |
126 |
| Percent of total |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
65 |
72 |
104 |
| Percent of total |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
56.5 |
58.6 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
55.8 |
57.9 |
51.3 |
| Men |
4,551 |
4,338 |
5,715 |
| Women |
922 |
1,060 |
1,806 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
5,500 |
5,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
499,245 |
458,019 |
| + Final animal output |
77,603 |
71,757 |
| + Services and forestry |
71,932 |
75,248 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
648,780 |
605,024 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
249,752 |
253,098 |
| + Net government transactions |
-5,547 |
-4,050 |
| = Gross value added |
393,481 |
347,875 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
45,582 |
46,913 |
| |
| = Net value added |
347,899 |
300,962 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
219,350 |
224,207 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
189,241 |
192,748 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
10,287 |
10,225 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
19,822 |
21,234 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
128,549 |
76,755 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
105,917 |
19.9 |
0.6 |
| 2. Cane for sugar |
50,034 |
9.4 |
5.5 |
| 3. Coffee |
37,500 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
26,196 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
| 5. Macadamia nuts |
20,880 |
3.9 |
100.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
533,150 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Hawaii's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Fruits and preparations |
11 |
43.5 |
| 2. Other |
31 |
31.4 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
42 |
12.7 |
| 4. Tree nuts |
9 |
8.5 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
42 |
1.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
44 |
100.2 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Hawaii County |
39.4 |
202,572 |
| 2. Maui County |
27.1 |
139,326 |
| 3. Honolulu County |
24.6 |
126,577 |
| 4. Kauai County |
8.8 |
45,151 |
| 5. |
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| |
| State total |
|
513,626 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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