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5. Hilo Metro Area Family Information
6. Hilo Metro Area Education Information
7. Hilo Metro Area Business Information
8. Hilo Metro Area Public Benefits Information
9. Hilo Metro Area Criminal Information
10. Hilo Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Hilo Metro Area Legal Resources

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• Population (2000): 148,677
• Land Area (2000): 10,432.518 square kilometers
• Water Area (2000): 2,741.986 square kilometers

Hilo Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	173,930	57.75%
Rural, Farm	11,478	3.81%
Rural, Non-farm	115,772	38.44%

Hilo Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
1990	58,352	56,303	2,050	3.51%	35
1991	62,597	59,765	2,833	4.53%	45
1992	64,257	59,425	4,832	7.52%	75
1993	64,857	59,920	4,938	7.61%	76
1994	65,478	59,424	6,054	9.25%	92
1995	65,398	59,117	6,281	9.60%	96
1996	67,391	61,212	6,179	9.17%	92
1997	69,302	62,877	6,425	9.27%	93
1998	69,484	63,407	6,077	8.75%	87
1999	70,770	65,237	5,533	7.82%	78
2000	74,215	70,728	3,488	4.70%	47
2001	76,284	72,506	3,778	4.95%	50
2002	76,441	72,934	3,506	4.59%	46
2003	78,402	74,765	3,637	4.64%	47
2004	79,818	76,730	3,088	3.87%	39
2005	81,841	79,143	2,698	3.30%	33
2006	85,034	82,527	2,507	2.95%	30
2007	86,304	83,420	2,884	3.34%	34
2008	88,726	84,225	4,502	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	57,144	55,222	1,922	3.36%	34
Feb 1990	56,770	54,825	1,945	3.43%	34
Mar 1990	56,865	54,738	2,127	3.74%	37
Apr 1990	57,980	55,546	2,434	4.20%	42
May 1990	58,266	55,755	2,511	4.31%	43
Jun 1990	58,997	56,348	2,649	4.49%	45
Jul 1990	60,269	57,929	2,340	3.88%	39
Aug 1990	59,604	57,642	1,962	3.29%	33
Sep 1990	58,335	56,233	2,102	3.60%	36
Oct 1990	58,016	56,363	1,653	2.85%	28
Nov 1990	58,890	57,325	1,565	2.66%	27
Dec 1990	59,088	57,704	1,384	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	60,847	58,718	2,129	3.50%	35
Feb 1991	60,546	58,487	2,059	3.40%	34
Mar 1991	60,997	58,587	2,410	3.95%	40
Apr 1991	61,794	59,100	2,694	4.36%	44
May 1991	62,174	59,558	2,616	4.21%	42
Jun 1991	63,927	60,198	3,729	5.83%	58
Jul 1991	65,180	61,875	3,305	5.07%	51
Aug 1991	63,954	60,817	3,137	4.91%	49
Sep 1991	63,565	60,226	3,339	5.25%	53
Oct 1991	62,666	59,919	2,747	4.38%	44
Nov 1991	62,827	59,928	2,899	4.61%	46
Dec 1991	62,690	59,762	2,928	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	63,400	59,678	3,722	5.87%	59
Feb 1992	62,937	59,125	3,812	6.06%	61
Mar 1992	63,527	59,224	4,303	6.77%	68
Apr 1992	63,999	59,228	4,771	7.45%	75
May 1992	64,429	59,354	5,075	7.88%	79
Jun 1992	65,981	59,405	6,576	9.97%	100
Jul 1992	66,769	60,392	6,377	9.55%	96
Aug 1992	65,654	59,788	5,866	8.93%	89
Sep 1992	64,243	59,014	5,229	8.14%	81
Oct 1992	63,064	59,009	4,055	6.43%	64
Nov 1992	63,776	59,559	4,217	6.61%	66
Dec 1992	63,308	59,324	3,984	6.29%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	64,997	60,155	4,842	7.45%	74
Feb 1993	64,484	59,833	4,651	7.21%	72
Mar 1993	64,625	59,697	4,928	7.63%	76
Apr 1993	64,367	59,330	5,037	7.83%	78
May 1993	64,656	59,289	5,367	8.30%	83
Jun 1993	65,580	59,367	6,213	9.47%	95
Jul 1993	66,737	61,249	5,488	8.22%	82
Aug 1993	65,627	60,703	4,924	7.50%	75
Sep 1993	63,897	59,149	4,748	7.43%	74
Oct 1993	64,252	59,948	4,304	6.70%	67
Nov 1993	64,976	60,385	4,591	7.07%	71
Dec 1993	64,091	59,932	4,159	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	65,520	60,310	5,210	7.95%	80
Feb 1994	64,582	59,460	5,122	7.93%	79
Mar 1994	64,389	58,937	5,452	8.47%	85
Apr 1994	64,803	59,331	5,472	8.44%	84
May 1994	64,974	59,378	5,596	8.61%	86
Jun 1994	66,344	59,297	7,047	10.62%	106
Jul 1994	68,184	60,925	7,259	10.65%	106
Aug 1994	66,710	59,894	6,816	10.22%	102
Sep 1994	65,901	59,014	6,887	10.45%	105
Oct 1994	64,738	58,542	6,196	9.57%	96
Nov 1994	65,066	58,919	6,147	9.45%	94
Dec 1994	64,521	59,077	5,444	8.44%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	65,152	59,273	5,879	9.02%	90
Feb 1995	64,187	58,830	5,357	8.35%	83
Mar 1995	64,551	58,880	5,671	8.79%	88
Apr 1995	65,122	59,127	5,995	9.21%	92
May 1995	64,965	58,668	6,297	9.69%	97
Jun 1995	66,157	58,439	7,718	11.67%	117
Jul 1995	67,771	59,981	7,790	11.49%	115
Aug 1995	66,720	59,244	7,476	11.21%	112
Sep 1995	65,003	58,426	6,577	10.12%	101
Oct 1995	65,157	59,283	5,874	9.02%	90
Nov 1995	65,095	59,488	5,607	8.61%	86
Dec 1995	64,896	59,764	5,132	7.91%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	65,799	59,775	6,024	9.16%	92
Feb 1996	65,387	59,973	5,414	8.28%	83
Mar 1996	66,349	60,373	5,976	9.01%	90
Apr 1996	66,957	60,718	6,239	9.32%	93
May 1996	66,748	60,536	6,212	9.31%	93
Jun 1996	67,885	60,758	7,127	10.50%	105
Jul 1996	69,520	62,071	7,449	10.71%	107
Aug 1996	68,773	61,970	6,803	9.89%	99
Sep 1996	67,075	61,090	5,985	8.92%	89
Oct 1996	67,481	61,868	5,613	8.32%	83
Nov 1996	67,974	62,230	5,744	8.45%	85
Dec 1996	68,749	63,184	5,565	8.09%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	69,621	63,943	5,678	8.16%	82
Feb 1997	68,730	63,016	5,714	8.31%	83
Mar 1997	69,437	63,270	6,167	8.88%	89
Apr 1997	68,212	62,256	5,956	8.73%	87
May 1997	68,326	61,665	6,661	9.75%	97
Jun 1997	69,376	61,129	8,247	11.89%	119
Jul 1997	71,759	63,882	7,877	10.98%	110
Aug 1997	70,791	63,495	7,296	10.31%	103
Sep 1997	69,098	62,330	6,768	9.79%	98
Oct 1997	68,594	62,748	5,846	8.52%	85
Nov 1997	68,803	63,207	5,596	8.13%	81
Dec 1997	68,876	63,585	5,291	7.68%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	69,139	63,783	5,356	7.75%	77
Feb 1998	68,528	63,131	5,397	7.88%	79
Mar 1998	69,067	63,104	5,963	8.63%	86
Apr 1998	68,610	63,192	5,418	7.90%	79
May 1998	69,511	63,130	6,381	9.18%	92
Jun 1998	70,418	62,532	7,886	11.20%	112
Jul 1998	71,575	64,278	7,297	10.19%	102
Aug 1998	70,632	63,806	6,826	9.66%	97
Sep 1998	69,132	62,807	6,325	9.15%	91
Oct 1998	69,175	63,522	5,653	8.17%	82
Nov 1998	68,951	63,631	5,320	7.72%	77
Dec 1998	69,065	63,968	5,097	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	70,579	65,386	5,193	7.36%	74
Feb 1999	69,889	64,860	5,029	7.20%	72
Mar 1999	70,482	65,096	5,386	7.64%	76
Apr 1999	70,045	64,442	5,603	8.00%	80
May 1999	69,448	64,264	5,184	7.46%	75
Jun 1999	71,704	64,237	7,467	10.41%	104
Jul 1999	73,484	66,534	6,950	9.46%	95
Aug 1999	72,327	65,971	6,356	8.79%	88
Sep 1999	70,055	64,216	5,839	8.33%	83
Oct 1999	70,125	65,284	4,841	6.90%	69
Nov 1999	70,698	66,160	4,538	6.42%	64
Dec 1999	70,400	66,391	4,009	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	75,588	72,151	3,437	4.55%	45
Feb 2000	74,505	71,187	3,318	4.45%	45
Mar 2000	74,930	71,430	3,500	4.67%	47
Apr 2000	74,400	70,935	3,465	4.66%	47
May 2000	73,717	70,196	3,521	4.78%	48
Jun 2000	74,606	70,529	4,077	5.46%	55
Jul 2000	75,719	71,596	4,123	5.45%	54
Aug 2000	73,987	70,224	3,763	5.09%	51
Sep 2000	72,442	68,982	3,460	4.78%	48
Oct 2000	73,132	69,981	3,151	4.31%	43
Nov 2000	73,475	70,363	3,112	4.24%	42
Dec 2000	74,082	71,159	2,923	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	76,401	72,913	3,488	4.57%	46
Feb 2001	75,546	72,338	3,208	4.25%	42
Mar 2001	75,881	72,522	3,359	4.43%	44
Apr 2001	76,310	72,285	4,025	5.27%	53
May 2001	75,438	71,929	3,509	4.65%	47
Jun 2001	75,610	71,332	4,278	5.66%	57
Jul 2001	77,625	73,494	4,131	5.32%	53
Aug 2001	75,910	72,287	3,623	4.77%	48
Sep 2001	75,997	72,401	3,596	4.73%	47
Oct 2001	76,472	72,545	3,927	5.14%	51
Nov 2001	77,083	72,810	4,273	5.54%	55
Dec 2001	77,132	73,211	3,921	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	77,450	73,537	3,913	5.05%	51
Feb 2002	76,205	72,837	3,368	4.42%	44
Mar 2002	76,365	72,856	3,509	4.60%	46
Apr 2002	77,172	73,485	3,687	4.78%	48
May 2002	75,776	72,103	3,673	4.85%	48
Jun 2002	76,159	71,841	4,318	5.67%	57
Jul 2002	78,001	73,968	4,033	5.17%	52
Aug 2002	76,531	73,144	3,387	4.43%	44
Sep 2002	76,044	72,733	3,311	4.35%	44
Oct 2002	75,617	72,644	2,973	3.93%	39
Nov 2002	76,111	72,987	3,124	4.10%	41
Dec 2002	75,856	73,078	2,778	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	78,011	74,752	3,259	4.18%	42
Feb 2003	77,151	74,090	3,061	3.97%	40
Mar 2003	77,665	74,102	3,563	4.59%	46
Apr 2003	78,248	74,491	3,757	4.80%	48
May 2003	77,556	73,776	3,780	4.87%	49
Jun 2003	78,969	73,991	4,978	6.30%	63
Jul 2003	79,680	75,458	4,222	5.30%	53
Aug 2003	78,650	75,024	3,626	4.61%	46
Sep 2003	78,372	74,692	3,680	4.70%	47
Oct 2003	78,591	75,234	3,357	4.27%	43
Nov 2003	79,183	75,793	3,390	4.28%	43
Dec 2003	78,746	75,773	2,973	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	79,468	76,264	3,204	4.03%	40
Feb 2004	78,844	75,891	2,953	3.75%	37
Mar 2004	79,093	75,914	3,179	4.02%	40
Apr 2004	79,083	75,886	3,197	4.04%	40
May 2004	79,055	75,907	3,148	3.98%	40
Jun 2004	80,202	76,326	3,876	4.83%	48
Jul 2004	81,594	78,068	3,526	4.32%	43
Aug 2004	80,486	77,407	3,079	3.83%	38
Sep 2004	79,851	76,913	2,938	3.68%	37
Oct 2004	79,906	77,224	2,682	3.36%	34
Nov 2004	79,965	77,110	2,855	3.57%	36
Dec 2004	80,268	77,849	2,419	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	81,123	78,590	2,533	3.12%	31
Feb 2005	80,554	77,988	2,566	3.19%	32
Mar 2005	80,886	78,222	2,664	3.29%	33
Apr 2005	81,506	78,836	2,670	3.28%	33
May 2005	80,870	78,344	2,526	3.12%	31
Jun 2005	81,882	78,556	3,326	4.06%	41
Jul 2005	83,565	80,338	3,227	3.86%	39
Aug 2005	82,380	79,544	2,836	3.44%	34
Sep 2005	82,173	79,348	2,825	3.44%	34
Oct 2005	82,125	79,698	2,427	2.96%	30
Nov 2005	82,545	79,906	2,639	3.20%	32
Dec 2005	82,484	80,347	2,137	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	83,815	81,640	2,175	2.60%	26
Feb 2006	82,898	80,612	2,286	2.76%	28
Mar 2006	83,718	81,125	2,593	3.10%	31
Apr 2006	84,505	81,783	2,722	3.22%	32
May 2006	84,130	81,500	2,630	3.13%	31
Jun 2006	85,301	81,893	3,408	4.00%	40
Jul 2006	86,242	83,185	3,057	3.54%	35
Aug 2006	85,450	83,011	2,439	2.85%	29
Sep 2006	85,049	82,565	2,484	2.92%	29
Oct 2006	85,609	83,564	2,045	2.39%	24
Nov 2006	87,028	84,680	2,348	2.70%	27
Dec 2006	86,666	84,768	1,898	2.19%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	87,624	85,192	2,432	2.78%	28
Feb 2007	86,617	84,298	2,319	2.68%	27
Mar 2007	87,063	84,485	2,578	2.96%	30
Apr 2007	86,981	84,402	2,579	2.97%	30
May 2007	85,865	83,235	2,630	3.06%	31
Jun 2007	86,897	83,300	3,597	4.14%	41
Jul 2007	87,389	84,037	3,352	3.84%	38
Aug 2007	85,654	82,671	2,983	3.48%	35
Sep 2007	85,275	82,097	3,178	3.73%	37
Oct 2007	85,127	82,345	2,782	3.27%	33
Nov 2007	85,860	82,705	3,155	3.67%	37
Dec 2007	85,297	82,274	3,023	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	86,987	83,566	3,421	3.93%	39
Feb 2008	86,112	82,732	3,380	3.93%	39
Mar 2008	87,932	84,357	3,575	4.07%	41
Apr 2008	88,983	85,183	3,800	4.27%	43
May 2008	88,244	84,044	4,200	4.76%	48
Jun 2008	89,501	84,152	5,349	5.98%	60
Jul 2008	91,505	86,231	5,274	5.76%	58
Aug 2008	89,967	84,423	5,544	6.16%	62
Sep 2008	89,306	83,335	5,971	6.69%	67
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hilo Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	9,114	13.58%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,020	13.44%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	6,198	9.24%
4.	Public Administration	4,254	6.34%
5.	Educational Services	3,704	5.52%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,680	5.48%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,656	3.96%
8.	Health Care	2,320	3.46%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,266	3.38%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,986	2.96%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,556	2.32%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,448	2.16%
13.	Other Transportation	1,416	2.11%
14.	Utilities	1,376	2.05%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,120	1.67%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	868	1.29%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	856	1.28%
18.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	820	1.22%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	802	1.20%
20.	Air Transportation	796	1.19%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,364	16.49%
2.	Educational Services	9,178	14.60%
3.	Health Care	6,812	10.84%
4.	Public Administration	3,182	5.06%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,916	4.64%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,504	3.98%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,350	3.74%
8.	Social Assistance	2,172	3.46%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,160	3.44%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,068	3.29%
11.	Finance and Insurance	1,868	2.97%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	1,276	2.03%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,274	2.03%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,136	1.81%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,096	1.74%
16.	Construction	1,000	1.59%
17.	Other Transportation	742	1.18%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	730	1.16%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	720	1.15%
20.	Air Transportation	686	1.09%

Hilo Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,820	7.18%
2.	Other Management Occupations	2,844	4.24%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,810	4.19%
4.	Agricultural Workers	2,724	4.06%
5.	Farmers and Farm Managers	2,630	3.92%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,224	3.31%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,210	3.29%
8.	Carpenters	2,002	2.98%
9.	Other Construction Trades	1,878	2.80%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,876	2.80%
11.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,874	2.79%
12.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,784	2.66%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,516	2.26%
14.	Top Executives	1,410	2.10%
15.	Other Protective Service Workers	1,370	2.04%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,314	1.96%
17.	Construction Laborers	1,190	1.77%
18.	Other Production Occupations	1,182	1.76%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,164	1.73%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,006	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,040	6.43%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,390	5.39%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,956	4.70%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,908	4.63%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,618	4.17%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	2,612	4.16%
7.	Cashiers	2,584	4.11%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,572	4.09%
9.	Other Management Occupations	2,370	3.77%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,046	3.26%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,942	3.09%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,940	3.09%
13.	Agricultural Workers	1,600	2.55%
14.	Registered Nurses	1,576	2.51%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,552	2.47%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,360	2.16%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,204	1.92%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,034	1.65%
19.	Child Care Workers	1,016	1.62%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	978	1.56%

Hilo Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	112,203	48.28%
15-35 hours	32,351	13.92%
1-14 hours	7,915	3.41%
No regular hours	79,914	34.39%

Hilo Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,442	4.52%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,738	3.93%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,129	5.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM	12,412	10.30%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	14,827	12.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM	21,943	18.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	17,326	14.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,526	7.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,703	3.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,928	4.92%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,872	2.38%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,279	1.06%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,660	7.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,706	4.74%

Hilo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,904	4.07%
5-9	14,515	12.05%
10-14	22,183	18.41%
15-19	21,348	17.72%
20-24	15,144	12.57%
25-29	5,186	4.30%
30-34	14,242	11.82%
35-39	2,187	1.82%
40-44	3,112	2.58%
45-59	8,079	6.71%
60-89	5,461	4.53%
At least 90	4,130	3.43%

Hilo Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	332	0.28%	82,948	68.84%
30-44	154	0.13%	19,387	16.09%
45-59	136	0.11%	7,943	6.59%
At least 60	318	0.26%	9,273	7.70%

Hilo Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	412	0.32%
Car / truck / van, carpool	25,268	19.61%
Car / truck / van, solo	88,030	68.33%
Motorcycle	572	0.44%
Other	1,393	1.08%
Public transportation	940	0.73%
Walked	3,876	3.01%
Worked at home	8,342	6.48%

Hilo Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Hilo Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	12,240	23.10%
Family, 2 people	14,130	26.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,992	5.65%
Family, 3 people	8,505	16.05%
Nonfamily, 3 people	512	0.97%
Family, 4 people	7,007	13.22%
Nonfamily, 4 people	210	0.40%
Family, 5 people	3,940	7.44%
Nonfamily, 5 people	88	0.17%
Family, 6 people	1,830	3.45%
Nonfamily, 6 people	19	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	1,491	2.81%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	21	0.04%

Hilo Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	84,383	26.88%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	44,269	14.10%
Public Assistance	10,399	3.31%
Retirement	22,025	7.02%
Self Employment	21,892	6.97%
Social Security	32,116	10.23%
Supplemental Security	4,612	1.47%
Wage / Salary	77,923	24.83%
Other	16,267	5.18%

Hilo Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	31,493	56.54%
With children under 18	24,205	43.46%

Hilo Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,643	9.90%
Married	63,954	54.37%
Never Married	38,839	33.02%
Widowed	3,188	2.71%

Hilo Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,551	11.34%
Married	63,690	53.29%
Never Married	30,479	25.50%
Widowed	11,803	9.88%

Hilo Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,209	5.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	23,590	10.59%
High school diploma or equivalent	72,182	32.42%
Some college, no degree	50,638	22.74%
Associate degree	19,404	8.71%
Bachelors degree	29,793	13.38%
Graduate or professional degree	14,856	6.67%

Hilo Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,159	1.45%	2,319	1.56%	4,478	3.01%
Kindergarten	3,735	2.51%	343	0.23%	4,078	2.74%
Grades 1-4	17,156	11.54%	1,449	0.97%	18,605	12.51%
Grades 5-8	17,215	11.58%	1,838	1.24%	19,053	12.82%
Grades 9-12	18,635	12.53%	1,862	1.25%	20,497	13.79%
Undergrad college	11,271	7.58%	1,571	1.06%	12,842	8.64%
Graduate or professional school	1,075	0.72%	636	0.43%	1,711	1.15%
Total	71,246	47.92%	10,018	6.74%	81,264	54.66%

Hilo Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	383	315
2004	426	301

Hilo Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	249,340	84.44%
Below Poverty Level	45,960	15.56%

Hilo Metro Area Population By Age

Hilo Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	74,499	50.11%
Female	74,178	49.89%

Hilo Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	44,223	29.74%
Asian	38,378	25.81%
Multiracial	34,931	23.49%
Pacific Islander	15,691	10.55%
Hispanic/Latino	14,111	9.49%
African-American	602	0.40%
Amerindian	476	0.32%
Other Race	265	0.18%

Hilo Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Portuguese	22,958	17.53%
2.	German	21,894	16.72%
3.	English	16,708	12.76%
4.	Irish	15,412	11.77%
5.	Italian	6,122	4.67%
6.	French Non-Basque	4,846	3.70%
7.	Scottish	4,569	3.49%
8.	United States Or American	4,493	3.43%
9.	Norwegian	3,414	2.61%
10.	Scotch Irish	3,288	2.51%

Hilo Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	230,986	81.56%
2.	Other Pacific Island	21,670	7.65%
3.	Japanese	11,139	3.93%
4.	Tagalog	7,258	2.56%
5.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,661	1.65%
6.	French	1,278	0.45%
7.	German	1,128	0.40%
8.	Korean	999	0.35%
9.	Chinese	977	0.34%
10.	Thai	585	0.21%

Hilo Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	270,379	89.77%
Naturalized immigrant	15,887	5.27%
Not a citizen	14,914	4.95%