Hilo Metro Area, Hawaii
Metro Area Overview
As of 2007, Hilo Metro Area's population is 171,191 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 15.14 percent.
The median home cost in Hilo Metro Area is $539,900. Home appreciation the last year has been -2.49 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Hilo Metro Area's cost of living is 34.59% Higher than the U.S. average.
Hilo Metro Area public schools spend $6,065 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 17 students per teacher in Hilo Metro Area.
The unemployment rate in Hilo Metro Area is 3.10 percent(U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Hilo Metro Area jobs have Increased by 2.66 percent.
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Economy
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| Unemployment Rate | 3.10% | 4.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.66% | 1.40% |
| Future Job Growth | 29.30% | 11.90% |
| Sales Taxes | 4.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 10.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $22,247 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $45,354 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 16.05% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.42% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.62% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.19% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.56% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 11.17% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.14% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.52% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.02% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.32% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.36% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 17.87% | 20.24% |
| Service | 22.31% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 24.96% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 3.73% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.97% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8.80% | 14.44% |
Housing
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| Median Home Age | 22 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $539,900 | $217,200 |
| Home Appreciation | -2.49% | 9.80% |
| Homes Owned | 54.19% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 15.50% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 30.10% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $3.21 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.68% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 1.46% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 1.38% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 2.35% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 3.33% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 15.19% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 15.81% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 28.78% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 13.05% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 6.81% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 7.02% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 2.53% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 13.93% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6.84% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13.80% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 21.29% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 20.67% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 8.50% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 5.25% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 3.92% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 5.80% | 13.55% |
Health
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Climate
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Cost of Living
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Religion
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| Percent Religious | 39.77% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 22.10% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 8.64% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 4.73% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 1.56% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.68% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 4.79% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 0.24% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 0.31% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 1.06% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 4.11% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.19% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.00% | 0.54% |
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