Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....

... Hawaii ranks as the least affordable state, with a median home price of $840,256 and a relatively high cost of living ....

... you need a gross salary of roughly $145,000 in order to actually take home $100,000 in Hawaii.  This is the third-worst in USA ....

... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....

... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....

... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....

... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....

... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....

... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....

... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....

... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....

... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....

...Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us aren’t sure exactly what we get in return....

... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....

... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....

... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....

... Hawaii's 204 blacklisted condo projects make us 4th-worst in USA.  Since the other top states are much larger, Hawaii probably has the most blacklisted condo units per capita ....

... rising poverty rates, persistent displacement, and limited job opportunities continue to hinder full economic recovery ....

... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...

... Hawaii ranked dead last for the amount of square footage $300,000 can buy -- 443 square feet ....

... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....

... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....

... a debt burden of $2.25 billion, translating to $17,400 per taxpayer ....

... former Hawaii residents are finding it easier to buy homes—especially in Washington, where a whopping 56% of movers from Hawaii achieve homeownership shortly after relocating ....

... Honolulu, Hawaii: essential expenses consume 87% of residents’ income ....

... Hawaii ranks 44th ....

... Honolulu inflation is up 1% in just the last two months ....

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....

... U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 ....

... GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30% ....

... here's how the City and County of Honolulu spends your money ....

... your bank account will be overwhelmed by the cost ....

... 82% utilization rate among the 139 emergency, transitional and permanent housing programs on Hawaii ....

... 35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988 ....

• 4th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 26th-worst
• 4th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 10th-worst
• 8th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 11th-worst
• 8th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 12th-worst

... crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment ....

... gas prices, rush-hour traffic, road quality ....

... 3,446 students across all seven UH community colleges in fiscal year 2024, compared to 1,774 students in 2023 ....

... Choosing the right state for a business is crucial to its success ....

... Since DoD personnel occupy almost no rentals on the Sister Isles, DoD impact may be inferred by comparing Sister Isle rental rates to Oahu rental rates ....

... tracker consolidates data on government-subsidized housing units across Honolulu County ....

“These preliminary estimates likely underestimate the magnitude of the effect.”

... New Mexico is #1 ....

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....