HAWAII FACT SHEET

hi.gif (6991 bytes) Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators

POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME


 
                                         State       Metro      Nonmetro
 Population
     1980                                964,691      762,565       202,126
     1990                              1,108,229      836,231       271,998
     Latest(1997)                      1,186,602      869,857       316,745
 
 Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 25,703       27,331        21,135
     1996                                 25,421       27,040        20,934
 Change                                     -1.1%        -1.1%         -1.0%
 
 Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 29,173       30,602        24,649
     1996                                 28,646       30,047        24,271
 Change                                     -1.8%        -1.8%         -1.5%
 
 Poverty rate
     1980                                    9.9          9.5          11.1
     1990                                    8.3          7.5          10.6
     Latest(1995-96)                        11.2           N/A           N/A
 
 Total Number of Jobs
     1995                                742,100      563,919       178,181
     1996                                741,570      561,640       179,930
 
 Unemployment Rate
     1996                                    6.4          5.3           9.2
     1997                                    6.4          5.3           9.2
 
 Percent employment change
     1994-95                                -0.8         -0.8          -0.7
     1995-96                                 1.7          1.2           3.1
     1996-97                                 0.3         -0.2           1.7
 
 Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
 
  Total                                     15.6         13.5          22.6
     Production                              1.8          0.7           5.6
     Farm Inputs                             0.1                        0.1
     Proc. & Mark.                           1.4          1.1           2.3
     Whol.& Retail                          12.3         11.6          14.6
 


FARM CHARACTERISTICS


                           1992 Census of Agriculture
 
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres)                                         4.1
   TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres)                                       1.6
      of total land area                                               38.7%
 
      CROPLAND (million acres)                                          0.3
         of total farmland                                             18.5%
            irrigated                                                  45.8%
            in pasture                                                 12.8%
            in Fed. farm program                                        0.0%
            in Conservation Reserve                                     0.0%
 
      WOODLAND (million acres)                                          0.1
         of total farmland                                              6.9%
            in pasture                                                 37.4%
 
      PASTURELAND (million acres)                                       0.9
         of total farmland                                             59.3%
 
      OTHER LAND (million acres)                                        0.2
         of total farmland                                             15.4%
 
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres)                                             298.0
 
FARMS BY SIZE
        1 to 99 acres                                                  92.9%
 
        100 to 499 acres                                                4.5%
 
        500 to 999 acres                                                0.6%
 
        1,000 to 1,999 acres                                            0.6%
 
        2,000 or more acres                                             1.4%
 
FARMS BY SALES
        Less than $50,000                                              86.3%
 
        $50,000 to $99,999                                              5.5%
 
        $100,000 to $499,999                                            6.1%
 
        More than $500,000                                              2.1%
 
TENURE OF FARMERS
     Full owner (farms)                                               3,001
        Percent of total                                               56.2%
 
     Part owner (farms)                                                 698
        Percent of total                                               13.1%
 
     Tenant (farms)                                                   1,637
        Percent of total                                               30.7%
 
FARM ORGANIZATION
     Individuals/family corporations (farms)                          4,766
        Percent of total                                               89.3%
 
     Partnerships (farms)                                               379
        Percent of total                                                7.1%
 
     Non-family corporations (farms)                                    115
        Percent of total                                                2.2%
 
     Others (farms)                                                      76
        Percent of total                                                1.4%
 
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.)                                                 54
Perc. w/ farming as their                                              54.8%
     principal occupation

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS


 
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
                    Year                                1995         1996
Number of farms                                         4,800         4,600
 
                                                           Million $
  Final crop output                                     422.8         416.8
+ Final animal output                                    70.8          63.8
+ Services and forestry                                  36.7          39.3
= Final agricultural sector output                      530.3         519.9
 
- Intermediate consumption outlays                      216.2         216.1
+ Net government transactions                           (44.3)        (46.7)
= Gross value added                                     269.8         257.0
 
- Capital consumption                                    43.4          43.3
 
= NET VALUE ADDED                                       226.3         213.7
 
- Factor payments                                       214.9         215.7
    Employee compensation (total hired labor)           177.0         177.6
    Net rent received by nonoperator landlords           19.3          18.8
    Real estate and nonreal estate interest              18.7          19.3
 
= NET FARM INCOME                                        11.4          (2.0)

 
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31:                    1995          1996
 
FARM ASSETS                                           4,523.8       4,715.8
     Real estate                                      4,134.7       4,341.4
     Nonreal estate                                     389.1         374.4
 
FARM DEBT                                               202.7         207.1
     Real estate                                        107.8         105.0
     Nonreal estate                                      94.9         102.1
 
       EQUITY                                         4,321.1       4,508.7
 
 RATIOS                                                          Percent
     Debt/equity                                          4.7           4.6
     Debt/assets                                          4.5           4.4

 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
 
                                              % of State Tot.      % of US
Commodity                                     Farm Receipts        Tot.Val.
 
 1.   Cane for sugar                                     22.4          12.5
 2.   Pineapples                                         18.0         100.0
 3.   Greenhouse and nursery                             15.4           0.6
 4.   Macadamia nuts                                      9.1         100.0
 5.   Dairy products                                      6.0           0.1
 
                                     All Commodities                    0.2
 
 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
                                                     Rank Among
                                                       States       Value
  Commodity
                                                                   Million $
 1.   Fruits and prep.                                      7          62.8
 2.   Other                                                21          49.9
 3.   Tree nuts                                             4          13.2
 4.
 5.
 
                                     Overall               38         125.9
 
 
 TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
 
                                              Percent of State's
                                              Total Receipts       Million $
 
 1.   HAWAII                                             34.0%        187.6
 2.   MAUI                                               29.9%        164.8
 3.   HONOLULU                                           27.3%        150.5
 4.   KAUAI                                               8.9%         49.2
 5.
 
                                     State Total                      552.1