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Migration Profile for Hawaii, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Hawaii in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Hawaii People Moving into Hawaii People Moving out of Hawaii Net # People Moving into Hawaii from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 55,491 56,356 -865 0.98
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 12,297 12,994 -697 0.95
Aged 18-19 4,479 4,372 107 1.02
Aged 20-24 12,583 5,678 6,905 2.22
Aged 25-34 12,702 15,273 -2,571 0.83
Aged 35-44 5,116 7,936 -2,820 0.64
Aged 45-54 4,309 5,374 -1,065 0.80
Aged 55-64 2,330 2,553 -223 0.91
Aged 65+ 1,675 2,176 -501 0.77
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 19,799 18,542 1,257 1.07
Married 20,010 20,279 -269 0.99
Divorced 2,861 3,959 -1,098 0.72
Separated 844 1,444 -600 0.58
Widowed 449 523 -74 0.86
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 783 1,880 -1,097 0.42
High School Graduate 4,710 6,299 -1,589 0.75
Some college or Associates degree 10,149 10,943 -794 0.93
Bachelor’s Degree 5,928 10,119 -4,191 0.59
Graduate or Professional Degree 4,562 4,071 491 1.12
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 3,736 5,243 -1,507 0.71
$1-$9,999 10,908 10,973 -65 0.99
$10,000-$24,999 10,347 9,543 804 1.08
$25,000-$49,999 9,868 10,325 -457 0.96
$50,000-$74,999 4,810 4,421 389 1.09
$75,000+ 4,294 4,242 52 1.01
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 6,839 6,603 236 1.04
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 4,379 3,930 449 1.11
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 38,786 40,240 -1,454 0.96

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Hawaii” refers to those people living in Hawaii in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Hawaii” refers to those people living in Hawaii in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.98 means that very every 100 people leaving Hawaii for another state, 98 people are moving to Hawaii from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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