COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Hawaii
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Hawaii
Kentucky is 214% larger than Hawaii. Hawaii earns more, with a median household income $36,663 higher.
KENTUCKYHAWAIIDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,445,235+214% vs Hawaii
Population density115225−110
Population growth3.8%7.0%−3.1 pts
Median age39.140.9−1.8
Male49.5%50.2%−0.7 pts
Female50.5%49.8%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born4.7%17.9%−13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%20.9%+60.6 pts
Black7.6%1.8%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%9.9%−4.9 pts
Asian1.6%36.4%−34.8 pts
Other4.3%31.0%−26.7 pts
Median household income$63,726$100,389−$36,663
Per capita income$35,821$46,005−$10,184
Poverty rate16.1%10.0%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.451+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%36.1%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%13.3%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation59.7%63.7%−4.0 pts
Median home value$205,600$839,100−$633,500
Median gross rent$967$1,971−$1,004
Owner-occupied68.3%63.0%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%13.3%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%52.1%−11.7 pts
Average commute24.026.2−2.2
Worked from home10.2%9.6%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%3.8%−3.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%3.6%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024