COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Hawaii
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Hawaii
North Carolina is 642% larger than Hawaii. Hawaii earns more, with a median household income $28,001 higher.
NORTH CAROLINAHAWAIIDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4041,445,235+642% vs Hawaii
Population density221225−4
Population growth9.5%7.0%+2.5 pts
Median age39.140.9−1.8
Male48.9%50.2%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.8%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%17.9%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%20.9%+39.1 pts
Black20.0%1.8%+18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%9.9%+1.4 pts
Asian3.3%36.4%−33.1 pts
Other5.4%31.0%−25.6 pts
Median household income$72,388$100,389−$28,001
Per capita income$41,385$46,005−$4,620
Poverty rate13.0%10.0%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.451+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%36.1%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree13.5%13.3%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.9%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.7%−0.9 pts
Median home value$288,900$839,100−$550,200
Median gross rent$1,228$1,971−$743
Owner-occupied66.6%63.0%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%13.3%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%52.1%−7.4 pts
Average commute25.126.2−1.1
Worked from home16.3%9.6%+6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.7%3.8%−3.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%3.6%+6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024