Punaluu, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Punaluu	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$59,026	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$118,312	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$194,889	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$107,268	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,717	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,720	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.3%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Punaluu is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Punaluu is 45% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Punaluu is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Punaluu is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$78,866 $118,312 $236,624

City

$72,892 $109,349 $218,698

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Punaluu median earnings by income bracket

Punaluu employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.5%	20.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.4%	3.4%
Public administration	7.5%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.9%	19.9%
Education, health & social services	14.9%	14.9%
Other	32.0%	32.0%

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Punaluu, HI	1,151	$118,312	45.5%

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Punaluu, HI	1,151	$118,312	45.5%

Source: The Punaluu, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.