WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
cific Islander, either alone or in combina- tion with one or more additional races, according to the 2010 Census. This group comprised 0.4 percent of the total popula- tion. Over half of all people who identi- fied as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander reported multiple races (56%). Hawaii had the largest population of
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Is- landers among the alone or in combina- tion population with 356,000, followed by California (286,000). In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders comprised the largest proportion (26 per- cent) of the total population.
„ 40% Percentage growth of the Native Ha-
waiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination population between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
„ $53,455 The median income of households
headed by single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.
„ 15.1% The poverty rate for those who classi-
fied themselves as single-race Native Ha- waiian and Other Pacific Islander. This is not significantly different from the 2008 poverty rate.
„ 17.3% The percentage without health insur-
ance for single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.
Education
„ 14% The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had at least a bachelor’s de- gree. This compared with 28 percent for the total population.
„ 86% The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had at least a high school diploma. This is not statistically different
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„ 37,809 The number of Native Hawaiian- and
Other Pacific Islander-owned businesses in 2007, up 30.6 percent from 2002.
„ $6.3 billion Total receipts of these businesses, up 48.0 percent from 2002.
„ 44.4% The percent of all Native Hawaiian-
and Other Pacific Islander-owned busi- ness revenue that construction and retail trade accounted for.
„ 9.5% The percent of businesses in Hawaii
owned by Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islanders, highest among all states.
Serving Our Nation
„ 30,110 The number of single-race Native Ha-
waiian and Other Pacific Islander military veterans. About one in five veterans was 65 years and older.
Jobs
„ 24% The proportion of civilian employed single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 16 and older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, such as financial managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses. This is not significantly different from the 25 percent worked in service occupations,
CELEBRATING 11 YEARS OF DIVERSITY
from either the percentage for the total population or the percentage of Asian alone, both 85 percent.
„ 4% The percentage of single-race Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 25 and older who had obtained a graduate or professional degree. This compared with 10 percent for the total population this age.
Businesses
Source for the statements referenced in this section, unless otherwise indicated:
2007 Survey of Business Owners via American FactFinder
while 28 percent worked in sales and of- fice occupations and 14 percent in produc- tion, transportation and material moving occupations.
Counties
„ 176,000 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Is-
lander population (alone or in combina- tion with one or more other races) in Ho- nolulu County, Hawaii, in 2009, which led the nation. Among counties, Harris County, Texas had the largest numerical increase in this race since July 2008 — 722. Hawaii County, Hawaii, had the highest percentage of people of this race (30 percent).
Age Distribution
„ 29.9 The median age of the single-race Na-
tive Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population in 2009. The median age was 36.8 for the population as a whole.
„ 34% Percentage of the single-race Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander pop- ulation that was under age 18 as of July 1, 2009 while 6.3 percent was 65 or older.
The Future
„ 2.6 million The projected number of U.S. residents
in 2050 who will identify themselves as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Is- lander or Native Hawaiian and Other Pa- cific Islander in combination with one or more other races. They would comprise 0.6 percent of the total population by that year.
„ 132% The projected percentage increase be-
tween 2008 and 2050 in the population of people who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Is- lander in combination with one or more other races. This compares with a 44 per- cent increase in the population as a whole over the same period of time. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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