Honolulu, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Honolulu	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$32,601	$30,970	$29,829
Median household income	$63,361	$71,977	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$88,933	$90,877	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$50,555	$52,188	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,174	$38,506	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,523	$30,482	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.1%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Honolulu is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Honolulu is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Honolulu is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Honolulu is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,236 $63,361 $126,722

City

$47,979 $71,977 $143,954

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Honolulu median earnings by income bracket

Honolulu employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.1%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	15.9%
Public administration	9.1%	6.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	14.2%	28.3%
Other	38.2%	35.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maunawili, HI	2,124	$134,792	143.6%
East Honolulu, HI	47,957	$114,122	106.3%
Ocean Pointe, HI	12,274	$111,729	102.0%
Heeia, HI	4,536	$110,250	99.3%
Kailua, HI	38,514	$109,087	97.2%
Honolulu, HI	349,597	$63,361	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aurora, CO	351,131	$55,303	0.0%
Anaheim, CA	346,776	$61,826	11.8%
Markham, ON	359,111	n/a
Tampa, FL	361,477	$45,874	17.1%
Santa Ana, CA	333,605	$54,062	2.3%
Honolulu, HI	349,597	$63,361	14.5%

Source: The Honolulu, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).