U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C.OMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 1950 CENSUS OF POPULAT'ION PRELIMINARY REPORTS FOR RELEASE
September 4, 1951 Washington 25, D, c. Series PC-6 1 No. ll
>- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF HAWAII AND OF THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: APRIL 1, 1950 Preliminary Data
(The reports in this series are numbered in alphabetical order nooording to the n!lllles of the 10 States with the largest population in 1940, followed by Hawaii and Puerto Rioo. FOJ.' Hawaii, the report for the Honolulu Standard Metl'opolitan <( Area has been oODlbined in th:l.u series with that for the •.renitol'Yl the reporta for the other '7 standard metropolitan areas with a population or 250,000 or more in 1940 have been issued in Series PC-5) A substantial increase in the number ot One or the population trends. or interest young women; an unusually high proportion ot mar contirmed by the preliminary census results · is z ried persons, and a large number or young chil the rising proportion of terrale.s. Whereas nales dren are among the many developments in the popu showed an increase or only 10 percent between · lation ot Hawaii and or the Honolulu Standard 1940 and 1950, the number or females increased by Metropolitan Area during the last 10 years that 29 percent. The proportion ot feIJ'B,les in the are shown by statistics or the 1950 Census or total population ot Hawaii was higher in the 1950 Population. Preliminary tisures on these and Census than in any other census or Hawaii in other population characteristics ot Hawaii were roore than a century. In 1950., there were 116. 8 released today by Roy v. Peel, Director, Bureau males tor every 100 tenales, as contrasted with ot the Census, Department or commerce. 137.6 males tor every 100 remales in 1940. The total populations or Hawaif and the During the decade there was no marked change Honolulu standard Metropolitan Area shown in this in the percentage distribution or the. severa.l report are based on the 1950 Census and represent races in the total population. T,he "Hawaiian and the rinal counts rounded to the nearest hundred. part-Hawaiian" and 110aucasian" gJ'.'oups were the w Total urban and rural populations are based on only components ot the population to show small preliminary tield counts, adjusted so that their changes. Although the greatest numerical in sums equal the total population trom the tinal crease was among the Japanese, the proportion or count. All other 1950 tisures are based on a Japanese in the total population rerrained about sample ot the census returns. The sample data the same as in 1940. The nUmber or Caucasians are subject to sampling variability, as explained increased slightly, rrom 103,791 in 1940 to in the section on "Reliab111 ty or l 950 estimates." 114,000 in 1950. However, while the Caucasian It can be seen rrom the tables in that section tamales increased in number, the number or Cau that the smaller tigures should be interpreted casian rrnles actually decreased between 1940 and with particular oare, as should also snall di!· 1960. rerences between t1sures. The increase in the proportion or foreign born in Hawaii between 1940 and 1950 was simply a THE TERRITORY rrntter or reclassitication. With the establish ment ot the Republic or the Philippines in 1946, The total population or Hawaii increased by those F.111pinos born in the Philippines and re 76,470 in the last decade, rising trom 423,3:30 on ported as native in previous censuses were'clas April l, 1940, to' 499,800 on Apri~ i, 1960. (See sitied as toreign born in 1960. This change' in table l.) This gain resulted rrom an excess in detinition alone resulted in an increase in the the number ot births over deaths sinoe there ~s toreign-born population during the decade. In substantial net emigration ot persons trom the 1960, the roreign born constituted 15 percent or Territory during the decenniurn. Moreover, except the popu1ation; in 1940, they had comprised 12 tor the decade 19:30 to 1940, the rate ot growth, percent: and in 1900, 59 percent ot the population, 18 percent, was the lowest tor any decennial pe- · The average size ot household in Hawaii was - riod since annexation in 1698. The urban popula 4.3 persons in 1950, (See table 2.) The high tion was 344,900 in 1950, or 69 percent or the level or marriage rates since ·1940 is reflected whole; whereas the rural population was 154,900, in the tact that.the number or married persons in or 31 percent , the Territory, 199,000, and the· percentage o! .. 2 - persons who were married were both at their highest wor11en, wherr3as those in rural areas had a ratio of in the 1950 census. Of the population 14 yea.rs old. 5,485. and over in 1950, 57 percent were married, es com The people living in the Territory in 1950 were pared wi tl1 46 percent in 1940. Of the 88 1 200 morri ml. highly mobile. Among P,ersons born prior to August counles in the Territory, 9,500, or 11 percent, did 14, 1945 (V-J Day), 52 percent, or 226, 900, were re not. have theil' own household, but rather, were p.:;rted as hnvi1p; moved from one house to another be sharing the homes of others. tween that date and April 1950. (See table 4.) o:r The Territory contained 98, 300 families in 1950. this number, l40,50r1, or 32 percent, had not changed (This fi,gure ls based on the new deflni ti on o:r a their island of residence; whererts a much smaller family, which is not the same as that used in the p:roporMon, 5 percent, hcd moved between islands 1940 census. See section below on "Definition of within the TerrHory. However, 62,\JOO persons, or terms and explanations.") In addition, there were 14 pe_rcent of tile popu1n·t1on, were reported as 54,300 "unrelc.ted individuals," that ls, persons who having lived in the continental United States or one lived alone or with nonreletive:> only, Unrelated Of its other possessions or in a foreign country on individtwls constituted 11 percent or the total V-J Day. Many of these were away in tM armed :rorces population. at that time. The preliminary data also revea.l that the num The population changes since 1940 noted above ber of children under 5 years old inoreasecl greatly were accompanied by changes in the size and composi during the decade. Their rate of growth, 59 per tion of the labor force in Hawaii.. During the last cent, was much higher than. the 18-percent increase decade, the labor force (which consists of the em recorded for the total population. The rapid in ployed, the unemployed, and the armed forces} ex crease in the number of children is the product of panded by approximately 11 percent, An estimated. the hi~mer birth ~ates of recent years and of reduc 206,500 persons 14 years old and over were in.the t1ons in infant mortality. Rates of increase in the labor force in April 1950, as compared with 188,232 older age groups also eXcf!eded that for the total ten years earlier, (See table 5.) popul&tlon. The median age of the total population This expansion of the labor force reflects, in rose from 23,2 years in Hl40 to 24,9 years in 1950, addition to the population growth in Hawaii since PP.tterrn> of ch2nge by age were very different for J.94:0, an increase in the proportion of women in the males &nd females. Rates of increase below 15 years labor mar-ket. An estimated 52, 500 women, or 33 per were more favorable to males, whereas above this age cent or tl1e female population 14 years old and over, they were more favorable· to females. Fo:r example, were in the labor force in 1950, whereas in 1940 females 20 to 29 years oJ d increased by 45 percent, only 35,584, or 31 percent, were in the labor force. as compared with a decrease or 12 -percent, among males On the other hand, of all lll9.les 14 years old and in the same age group. Decreases in the number of · over, the proportion decreased from 83 percent in males aged 20 to 29 represent, in part, a reduction 1940 to 80 percent in 1950. 1n the armed forces stationed in the Territory. Women living in urban areas were much more In 1950, 108,400 pupils between the ages of 5 likely to be members or the labor force than were and 24 ye2rs were enrolled in the public and private those 11 ving in rural areas. Some 37 percen·t of the schOols of the Terri ta.ry. This figure excludes women 14 years old and over living in urban places Cllildren in kindergarten. The enrollment rate in in Hawaii were in the labor force, a propol:'tion sig the age group 5 to 13 years old was 82 percent in nificantly greater than the 23 percent• for rural 1950, This age group includes the many children women. (See table 6,) For men, this difference was born during the war who had not yet entered school smaller and the· pattern was reversed. About B3 per in 1950, Among tllose 14 to 17 years old, a somewhat cent of tl1e rural male population of working age larger proportion, 89 percent, were enrolled, even were in the labor force as compared w1 th 7 9 percent t11ousl1 tnis age group includes some children who had of urban males. left school to enter the labor marl
57 percent, were rra.rried, as compared with 86,140, 01° families and unrelated individuals was somewhat 46 percent in 1940. Of the 62,500 lll9.rried couples, lower ($2,852). About 35 percent of these families 6,600, or about 11 percent, did not have their own and unrelated individuals had incomes Under $2,000, househo~d. whereas 20 perc:crnt received incomes ot $5, 000 or The number of children under 5 years old in the more. ·(See table 11.) metropolitan area doubled during the decade, com pared with a 50-percent increase of young children DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS in the whole Territory, The distribution of the 1950 population or the metropolitan area by age ap Several of the definitions and concepts used 1n proxinates that or the Territory, the 1950 Census represent changes from those or There were about 71,300 persons 5 to 24 years 1940, Tl1ese changes were lll9.de, after consultation old enrolled in public and private school systems in with users of census data, in order to improve the the metropolitan area in 1950. Almost 80 percent of statistics, even though it was recognized that com the group 5 to 13 years old were enrolled in school. parability would be adversely affected. When it has Among children 14 to 17 years old, 89 percent were been feasible to do so, measures of the impact or enrolled in school, as compared with 82 percent in the change on the statistics have been,or are being. 1940. More than 8 out or 10 students 18 to 24 years developed, old in the Territory were enumerated in the metro politan area. The one university of the Territory Coverage . --The data in this report cover the ls located there. entire population of the Territory o! Hawaii, in The completed fertility ratio f'or the metropol cluding the institutional population and members or itan area was slightly Sll\9.ller than that for the the armed forces residing in Hawaii at the time or Territory as a whole--4,215 children per 1,000 ever the enumeration. married women 45 years old and over. About one third of the women were childless or had borne only Standard metropolitan area.--Each standard met one or two children. (See table 3.) ropolitan area contains at least · one city with a More than half of the population of the metro population or 50,000 or more. In general, eac'n com politan area 11 ved in a different house in April prises an entire county or group of two or more con 1950 from that on August 14, 1945. (See table 4,) tiguous counties that are economically and socially In the rural area of the metropoll tan area, there integrated, The outlying counties must meet sev was an unusually high proportion of migrants from eral qualifications regarding population and the. continental United States and its possessions. This volume or nonagricultural employment., ls explained, in part, by the presence of members of the armed forces and their families in the several Urban and ryral residence .--The urban popula 'military installations in the metropolitan area. tion comprises all persons living in cities, to~ns, The population or the standard metropolitan or villages of 2, 500 inhabitants or more. The re area is proportionately so large that conditions rte.ining population is classified as rural. This found in the metropolitan area are generally a re definition is not exactly the same as that adopted flection of those found in the Territory. In 1950, tor 1950 in continental United States.· 149,900 persons, or 60 percent of the total number of persons 14 years old and over, were in the labor Race.--In this report, five n:a.jor race classi force. Of this labor force, about 109,900, or 73 fications are distinguished, namely, Hawaiian and percent, were men, and approximately 40,000, or 27 part~Hawaiian, Caucasian, Chinese, Filipino, and percent, we re women. The unemployment rate in the Japanese. The residual category, "Other races," in metropolitan area, 11 percent, was slightly greater cludes principally Puerto Ricans, Koreans, samoe.ns, than that for the Territory. Males had a greater and Negroes. The 1950 race classificat'ionis strictly unemployment rate than fenales, 12 percent, as com comparable with that used in the 1940 Census, pared with 9 percent. or the total population of the area not in the labor force, over halt were women Nativity.--Persons born in continental United who were engaged in their own home housekeeping. States or in any of its Territories·or possessions (See table 6.) are counted as native, Likewise included as native Employed residents of the metropolitan area, as is the small number of persons who, although born in can be expected, tended to be more concentrated a foreign country or at sea, are American citizens 1n nonagricultural occupations and industries than by birth because their parents were American citi were residents or the entire Territory. In the met zens. All other persons are classified as foreign ropolitan area, for example, 17 percent were in born. As a result of the establishment of the Re c:I,erical occupations, compared with 14 percent for public or the Philippines in 1946, Filipinos born in the Territory. Similarly, trade had 22 percent of the Philippine Islands, who were reported. in )lt'e the employed residents of the metropolitan area, vious censuses as native, are now classified as for compared with 18 percent in the Territory as a eign born. whole. (See table 9.) The average (median) ramily inc.ome in the met A@_.--The age classification is based on the ropolitan area in 1949 was $3,757. The median for age or the person at his last birthday before the - 5 - date of tlle enumer:i t1on, that is, the age of the Reshlence on Aueust 14, 1945.--This.is the usua.l pffi'son in completed years. plece or resilience on Augur,t 14, 1945 (V-J Day).
Marital status. --This class1f1ce:t1on re:rers to Employment status thB marital st1>tus at the time of the enumeration. Census weeJ<. --The 1960 date on employment Thi.ls, some persons clB ssifi ed as married were pre status in this report pertain to the ca1'endar week. viously wido~ed or divorced. Persons reported as prececline the enumerfitor' s visit. This week, cle separated are classified as married. tined as the "census weel<:," i'3 not the same for all respondents, becfause not all persons were enumern\,ed Married couole.--A married couple is de:t'1ned as during the sume week. The majority or the popula a husband and wire living tosether. A msrried cou tion was enumei:-ated during the first halt ot April. ple "with own household" is one with the husband as The 1940 data, rerer to a tixed wee!< ror all persons, head ot the household. All other married couples March 24 to 30; 1940, regardless or the date or are classified as 11 w1 tnout own household." enumeration. Employed.--Employed persons comprise all ci Household.--A household includes all persons, vilians 14 yaar8 old and over who, during the census without regard to relationship, who occupy a house, weak, were either (a) "At work"--tnose who did e.ny an apartment or other group or rooms, or a room, that work tor pay or prorit, or worked without pay ror 13 cons ti t1ltes a dwelling unit. Quasi households, such hours or more on a tamilY term or business; or (b) as institutions, hotels, large rooming houses, and "Wi'th a job but not at work"--those whO did not work miU tary barracks, are not counted as regular house and were not looking tor work but had a job or busi holds. ness rrom Which they were temporarily absent be cause ot vacation, illness, industrial dispute, bad Farnily.--A ramily is detined as a group of two weather, or layotr w1 th detini te instructions to tte of more persons related by blood, marriage, or adop turn to work wi,th1n 30 da)JS or layo:rr, Also included tion and residing together; all such persons are as "wHh a job1' a.re persons wno had new jolos to considered as members or the same family, which ihe y were scheduled to report w1 thin 30 days, Unemployed,--Persons 14 years old an.d over unrelated individual,~-The term "unrelated 1n are olassitied as unemployed. it they were not at d1victual11 re:rers to a person (other than inmate or work during tl1e census week but were e1 th er looktng an 1nst1 tution) who is 11Ving alone or with nonrela. tor work or would have be.en looking tor work excep·t tives only, An unrelated individual may constitute that (a) tll.ey were temporarily 111, (b) they ex~ a onA-nerson househOld, he may be part or a house peoted to retul:'l:l to a Job !rom which they had been hold including other unrelated individuals or one or laid orr ror an indefinite period, or (c) they be ... more ramilies, or he may reside in a rooming house, lieved no work was available 1n their line of work dorm1 tol'y, etc, In this report, data. are shown only or in their oorrnnuni'ty. In addition to these groups, tlf!' unrelated 1ndi Viduals 14 years or age and over. persons on public emergency work were included in the unemployed tigures in 194,0. Unemployed. per~~r)ns SQhool enrollment,--Sohool enrollment is de are separated into new workers and workers With fined as enrollment at any time between February 1 previous work experience. In a number or oRses, and April 1, 1950, in any sehool Which qualities as however, the intormati~n on the schedule was 1nsu·r .. a 11 regular11 school. Regular schools are those 1n ticient to make this distinction. Whenever this was Which a person rray be advanced toward an elementary true the unemployed person was counted as an experi- ori high sahooJ. diploma, or a college, univers1 ty, or enced \\Orker, since the great majority ot persons p~otessional. school degree. such schools may be seeking work have had preVious work experience, The public or private; day or night; and enrollment in proportion of unemployed persons indicated as expe them may be full or part time, Regular school en rienced is, thererore, probablysomeWhat over111ta:ted rollment does not 1ncl1ide enrollment in kindergarten in the estimates presented here, or nursery school or, generally, enrollment in voca Qfvllian lal:?or to~-·The o1v1U$Xl lawxi tional, trade, business, or correspondence schools. roroe includes all persons classitied as employed or' unemployed in aoooroanoe w1th the ori teria desor1bei:X Women ever marri§d,--This alassitication in above. cludes all tenl!tles Who, at the time or the enumera Total labor torce, .....Members of' the armer;\ tion, were married, Widowed, or divorced. roroes (persons on active duty with the United States Army. Air Force, Navy, Marine corps, or ooas~ Qb1ldren ever bo~n.~-In the olassirication of Guard) 11 Ving in the Terri to11y are added to tl1'e o3:ili'! women by children. ever born, all children aver v1l1an labor force to obtain the total labor :roroe. born alive to a woman were counted, including ch11- Not in labor toroe.-~All ciVil1ans 14 year~ d1:1en born of any previous ma.rr1age, deceased ohil or age and over who are not olasdtied a.a employe~ d~en, and children not living in the household. o:r unemployed are de:t'lned as "not in the labor :roroe.'r Stillbirths were excluded. This group includes Dersons doing only, incidental J./1J.J.. - 6 - unpaid family work . (less than 15 hours). Persons workers." Private wage and salary workers are per not in the labor force are further classified as sons working for wages, salary, corrunission, tips, "keeping house," 11 unable to worlc." "inrrate of an pay in kind, or at piece rates ror a private em institution," or "other and not reported." The "un ployer. Government workers are persons working for able to work" group includes persons who cannot work any governmental unit, Federal, Territorial, or lo because of a long-term physical or mental illness or cal, regardless of the industry in which they are disability. Persons in the "other" group include working. Self-employed workers are persons working students, the retired, those too old to work, sea in their own business, profession, or trade, or sonal workers for whom the census week fell in an operating a farm, for prof! t or fees. Unpaid "off season," and the voluntarily idle. family workers are persons working w1 thout pay on a farm or in a business operated by a member or the Hours worked.--The statistics on hours shown household to whom they are related by blood or for persons at work refer to the number of hours marriage. they actually worked during the census week, and not necessarily the number they usually worked or their Total money income. --TotP.l money income is the scheduled number of hours. For persons working at sum of the income received, less losses, by all mem more than one job, the figures relate to the hours bers or a family or by an unrelated individual from worked at all jobs during the week. Persons for the following sources: money wages or salary; net whom the number of hours worked was not reported are income· (or loss) from the operationof a farm, l'anch, included in the "35 hours or more" group. business, or profession; net income (or loss) from rents or receipts from roomers or boarders; royal Occupation, industry, and class of worker.--The ties; interest, dividends, and periodic income from occupation, industry, and class-of-worker data for estates and trust funds; pensions, veterans' pay employed persons relate to the job held during the ments, armed-forces allotments tor dependents, and census week. Persons employed at two or more jobs other governmental payments or assistance; and other were reported in the job at which they worked the income such as contributions for support from per greatest number or hours during that week. Data on sons who are not members of the household, alimony, occupation for the experienced unemployed relate to and periodic receipts from insurance policies or the last job held. ·annul ties, The figures represent the amount or in- The occupational and industrial categories shown come received before deductions !or personal income here are largely major groups in the classification taxes, social security, bonds, union dues, etc,' systems used for the 1950 census of Population. Receipts from the following sources were not Lists of the specific occupation and industry cate included as income: money received from the sale gories included in each major group may be obtained or property such as stocks, bonds, a house, or a oar, by writing to the Bureau or the Census. In the unless the person was engaged in the business or classification by industry, the category "Sugar selling such property; tile value of income "in kind," plantations" includes tile planting and growing acti v such as rood produced and consumed in the home, free i ties of the sugar industry; all other activities living quarters, etc.; withdrawals or bank deposits: connected with the production and processing of money borrowed; tax refunds; gifts; and lump-sum in sugar are included in the category "Sugar p1•ocess• heritances or insurance payments. ing." The separation of the pineapple industry into its plantation and canning activities is on a Comparability of labor force data similar basis. The category "Service industries" Comparability with 1940,--The 194.0 data on includes the !'allowing 1950 major groups: finance, the labor force shown in this report lll':l.Y not be com insurance, and real estate; business and repair ser pletely comparable with those for ::. 950. During the vices; personal services; and entertainment and rec period 1940 to 1950, various improvements, designed reation services. By "Public administration" is to obtain.a more nearly complete count of the labor meant those act1v1 ties which are uniquely govern force, were developed in· tho questionnaires and in mental functions such as legislative and judicial interviewing techniques. 2 These improvements were activities and most or the act1 vi ties in the exec incorporated into the 1950 Census schedule, and in utive agencies, Federal, Territorial, and local. terviewing techniques were stressed in training. 'l'o Also included is the operation or mill tary establish the extent that the 1950 data are affected by these ments such as airfields and army and navy installa measures, the differences between 194.0 and 1900 cen tions, except those which are prirrar11Y engaged in sus results reflect not only actual changes in the such activities as ship repairing. Government agen activity of the population but also changes in cies engaged in education and medical services and procedure . . 1n act1Vities commonly carried on also by private The occupational and industrial classifica ente.rprises, such as transportation service and man tion systems used in 1950 are basically similar to ufacturing, are classified in the appropriate in those used in 1940. Certain modifications, however, dustrial category, have been introduced in the specific content Of The class-or-worker classification comprises "Private wage and salary workers," "Government work 2 See U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, ers," "Self-employed workers," and "Unpaid ramily "Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment in the United States' 1940 to 1946," Series P-50, No. 2, September 11 1 191,7, .1.1 7.1 ;z. - 7 -
particular groups, and there have also been several sons working only a few hours durl.ng the weelc ;ind changes in title. The HMO di.rta shown here include persons with a job but not at work nm• seeking w0rl< adjustments which take account of' tlte najor content are sometimes eligible for unemployment compensiltlnn, revisions in the class.:l.1'1cation systems. Particular bu·t are clHssified by the Census Bunnrn as employee\, care needs to be exercised in the use of the sepa Furthermore, some persons rray be rr:mor'lied to the rate 1940 estill\9.tes for tile plantation and process census enumerator as no·t looking ror worl< oven ing segments of the sugar industry; the only thour,h they might consider themselv rnent used by thG census Bureau, For o:xnrnple 1 per- somplir1e variabi 11·ty of ef'l'timntes ci:t' soltrnted size a, "'' 1::J.i.. - 8 - The chE.nces are about 19 out of 20 that the differ about 19 out of 20 that the percentage obtained from ence due to sampling variability between an estirru.te the complete tabulation of tlrn 1950 Census will be and the figure whic!1 will be available later from between 6.2 percent and 8,2 percent, the complete tabulations of the 1950 Census is less than the sampling variability indicatecl below: And if the size of the base is: 5,000 10,000 25,000 50,000 100,000 300,000 499,800 Size of Sampling Size of Sampling If the estimated estimate of variability estimate af variability Then the chances are about 19 out of 20 tl\at the dirfer- 1950 data of 1950 datn 1950 data of 1950 dat,a percentage ence due to sampling variability between the esti- is: mated percentage and the percentage which will be available later from the complete tabulation or the 1,000 ...... 500 100,000 ...... 1.,000 1950 Census is less than: 2,500 •• ,'' ...... '700 200,000 ...... 4,900 5,ooo ...... , .... 1,000 300,000 ..... ' ...... 4,900 10,000 ...... 1,400 1+00,000 ...••. .••. ' .. 4,000 2 or 98 2.8 2.0 l.3 0,9 0.6 0,4 O,J 1: 25,000 ...... 2,200 5 or 95 1._4 3,1 2.0 1.4 0.9 0,6 0,4 50,000 ...... 3,000 450 ,ooo ...... " .... 2/lOO 10 or 90 6.1 4.3 2.7 1.9 1.3 0,8 0.6 25 or 75 8.7 6.2 3.9 2.8 2.0 1.1 0.9 50 10.1 7.1 1.. 5 3,2 2.3 1.3 1,0 To illustrate, there were an estilll!il.ted 32,600 males under 5 years of age in the Territory. Tile I sampling variability is about 2,400. The chances The tables in the report also show the percent are about 19 out of 20 that the figure which will be change from 1940 to 1950 for many of the character I obtained from the complete tabulation of the 1950 istics of the population for which data are presented, Census will be between 30,200 and 35,000. Since the 1940 data are not based on a sample, the In addition to the estims:ted number of persons sole cause or the sampling variability in these per with the specified chAracteristics, the 1950 data in centages is the variability in the .1950 estimstes, I the tables in the report also include percent dis The sampling variability of any percent change, 1i ,, tributions. In general, the reliability of an esti therefore, is the sampling error of the estimated mated percentnge depends upon both the size of the number of persons possessing that particular charac I percentage and the size of the total on which it is teristic in 1950, divided by the 1940 figure for based. The following table presents the approximate that characteristic. sampling varlabili ty of estirnBted percentr,ges. based In addition to sampling variation and 11mi ta on totals of selected sizes. tions of the types mentioned above, the estimstes 1 For example, of the estimated 149,900 persons are subject to biases due to errors of response ancl 14 years old and over in the total labor force in to nonreporting. The pos,ii ble effect of such biases the Honolulu Standard Metropolitan Area, '7.2 percent is not included in the measures of reliability; data were between 14 and 19 yef1.rs of age. The sampling obtained rrom a complete count of all persons are ' I ' ~ variability is about 1.0 percent. The chances are also subject to these biases. LIST OF TJJJLES "' '"I'•' <''••,,. Table Page 1.--Characteristics of the population, for Hawaii and tbe Honolulu Standard Metropolitan Area, urban and rural: 1950 and l 940 •...•..••..•..•....•••• , • , •.•.••... , .. , , . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 2.--Married couples, families, and households, for Hawaii and the Honolulu Standard Metropolitan Area, urban and rural: 1950 . ... t-. a ...... ' ...... ••••• ' •••• "' ...... 13 3.--Percent of women 45 years old and over, ever married, by number of children.ever born, ror Hawaii, urban and rural, and the Honolulu Standard Metropolitan Area: 1950 ••.••••••••.•••••••••••••.••• 13 4.--Residence on August 14, 1945 (V-J Day} of the population born prior to that date, for Hawaii and the Honolulu Standard MetropolHan Area, y.rban and rural: 1950., ...... 13 5,--Employment status of the population, by sex, for Hawaii: 1950 and 1940, •••..••...... ••...•••••.. 14 6.--Employment status of the population, by sex, for Hawaii, urban and rural, and the Honolulu Standard Metropolitan Area: 1950 ...... · .. · .. • · · • • • • • 14 7.--Employment status of the population, by age and sex, for Hawaii and the Honolulu Standard Metro- poli t~n Area: 1950 ...... , .... • ·...... " • 15 8.--Major occupation group, major industry group, and class of v.orker of employed persons, bY sex, for Hawaii: 1950 and 1940 ...... t•••················••••••••• 16 9.--Major occupation group, major industry group, and class of worker of employed persons, by sex, for the Honolulu. Standard Metropolitan Area: 1950 ••...•.. , •.••.•....••...... ••..•.••••• • · • • · • • • · · 1'1 10.-~Major occupation of e:xperienced unemployed persons, for Hawaii and the Honolulu Standard Metro- poli t8ll Area: 1950 •. .•..... , ...••..•..••...... , ...... 18 11.--Income in 1949 of families and unrelated individuals, for Hawaii." and the Honolulu standard Metro- politan Area, by res'idence .•..... , •..••..•...••...••. , ...•...... •...••...•...•...••. • · · • · • · • · • 18 -t 'N ',fta'------1,J ... Tnble 1.--GHARACTERIGTICS OF THE POPULATION, FOH !IJ\WAJJ J\ND THE HONOWLU STJ\NDJ\llD METnOPOLI1'AN J\llEA, UIUJAN AND HURAL: .!MO AND •191,0 .(Pcrcl~nt nnd pcrcrn1t ilicroa~-;e not uhow.n wlwro 19~i0 f:ir~ui•e in leritJ thnn 6,000. M'lnus sib'Il (-) denote1< (]earense) ------···------...----·------~=:::----;-:;;::.======-======Tut.a 1 'f"" --·- Percent dfotribut.ion I Areu OHd uub,jeot. P0l'C(:!lt llt'bnn, Rural, Tato.L :i.11r:1·nurn2, l<.1.50 19'.IO U1•ban, 1iu.ra1 1 1940 "Le) 1950 19!JO 1.t);"iO -~-·-·--·-t-·-~--·- -- -·- :______.. ------···H------t--·-- HJ\\MII Total populution,,,,.,.,,,,,, i,99 ,800 rn. i. 3/,.~l, fJOO 1 ~·,~,,'J00 Fr.reent. by 1·euidenu11, •••.•• 100.0 fi9 ,(( J.i .n 1'i1tn l...... , .... , ._. __,,_.9_9~,_11_0_0_ ..... _ _':;~;_...:_~- J.H.l ·-·-·-=~~'-?~. ---- i •;1, ,'J_9_i2. _~I~ ,__,l9E..~ .. l(]O,O Uun 31 Hovn nnd pnrt-!luwaiin11,,,,,,,,, fl? ,..\DO (1.'., o 3S,9 Jj~J, ~)00 2D, ;j(JO l '/, :; 15. 2 J(),H 11,~,ooo 103,791 1 Cuucuninn,...... 9,fl '/I"·' ~c100 3 J, 100 22, H ~t~. :1 21.? G!:ine,;c, •••••••••••••••••••••• , • . • • ~n,ooo ?B,'i'/I, l·'• ,'/ :10,.100 2,'/(l(l f,,,·, 6.f-1 !l,f! Filipi.no ••..•...•.. ,, •• , ••..•.•••. , 60,100 5?,:,;r,1,1 J.: .l 31,HOO 28,300 l~.O 12.4 9,;:> Jup'.""!llOnc •••••••••••• , •••••••• , •••• , lf~3, f,,00 J. f1··· /)()i l I(,, 1:{s,,?oo i,a,1.00 .:ffl,? 37.3 39~2 1 0 thrr 1·twt:r1 l ••••••• , • , ••••• , • • • • • • • ;~1, '/\10 1 ; , 1 Ft ffl!llt?1 I I - f 0 It It Io o o tot o tot 011 t ·~.. ±.n~_::9_c:_.,, ---1~~·.,g'.~---1~~~~1 . - ___ ]29.:E... .J:_~~-- __J~J(J,11 u:r~wnl.lrm rind pn·t1t .. Jtnwnllnn •••••• ' •• ·'..',JOO 32, ~1,.r; 2H,Jl00 14,~on 1a.~ l'"l .I~ :.i:t. -:1 Gaucnfiinn,. ~,, •.• ,,., •• ,, ••• ,,,,,,. :i1,1,oo :i•:i_,·111.l '17, "!(1(1 l/1~!'100 22.3 22.() ;~1. ..' 1 Cl~~fl(',t;,~. I •• I ••••••••••• ~., I. t •••••• ].'/,0(1[\ J;,~.(1.u 1~j1 1 /00 '.! .:11.11.l '/,.', i) .!1 ~-: .u 1 fillrino ...... 'l'/,!'.)()i) J n~; l l. Nnt:lv:lty Nntivu,,, ••••• .•••• , • , •••• , •• __ .J~.~~-- __ .2'!2t1!'?!i ____ ]:ir!. .1.D~~1l __:1_Q2.:!L _ 10Q.:.f2 _. _.;tl!S~.!o llmmUnn nwJ pnPt-1t1111ui:tnn,,.,,.,,, H?,j;oo ti<'~,2ru :iG.o :•?, l{ll) ;]'/ 1',I()[) "J()[J,I) 100.0, J,(lll, (I IJl(l, Cl _...... ,._....,.,...__~ ~~-- '·-·"'<•' ___,,_~_, .. _,.,.,._..., ---~ ...... - ""'. __ _ ...... H n• ...m:t lnn nm] JHu•t .... Hnwu I i an •••• , •• , • .1(1("1 ,~'/ :wo 0.1 0.1 Q,I, , " c fi.HiJn i; i.un •••• I ••••• I •••• '. I •••••• ' I 11,'•UO '/,!J'.i'.l 1, ,!"11.11) 1,:00 i).H '••{ Chi1\,:;·:~a •••• , •••• ,, , ••••••• , ~ ,,, , ··~ /,,(1{10 l~, 1li"V1 :i,1tno ;'(JO 11.1 0,'I F" lllpiuo~ ••••.•• ,,,, •••• , , ••••••• , • :l'.l,.'il!IJ l'l,'10() l!;,'l(l(l .~ 1 1,r~ ~;(\. 3 r11,o... Jl\(Hlni:-~:;u, I •••••• ' I. t I •••••• ''. I •••• :~9, mo :l'I' 3 ~i'.l l~) ,ooo 10,~oo •\Cl,3 J6,6 O~lv:;.- ~·ru:on 1 G., , , , • , , • , •••• , , • , • , •• 2,,wo 2,1,:m 2,otlO 1.00 t.. ,6 t~ .2 1,,1.. 'CotO:L11 •• , ••••• , •••• ,., •• , ••• , --···--·'.".':'~.•.'.Ill() .. !.· ::~:,J _,__ :~.-},C~,.' Hl,l..,,_ '~'.'."'.J.~~]l'. •. ,...... ~}_!'.~_,,'.'~11. ___ _'.!Of~!~I .. -· ]~2\?!.9..... ,_].QQ:.0.... __ _1<}2,:9. Unde1· !l yruu·n, •• ,.,,,,,,., •• , ••• ,., 63, '/()(1 ,;o,wi.~ 1iH.n 1,4, mo rn, wr.i i.2. ·1 9,.'.i J.~.8 12.·1 !l- to 9 yfH\rc1 t , , •• , , , , , • , • I , ••••••• , '.:1~~, ;~no 1.. 3,i'.]J, ~0.2 :15,:mn l6,9oo rn,1, J.0.3 io.2 W,9 El,O 10 to 14 yonrn. I. I. 11.'. I. I I I It. I. I •'.1/f!OO I//,/,(.),~ ··l2.IJ 2'1,'.iOO :Llt1100 fl,I, 11.2 9.2 ~ l ~I to 19 yonrn ••• I. I I' I I. I I. t ••• I' I <.2,'1()0 4A,:·1;1A -n .'7 2H,l,DC1 1J,,:ioo JI, ti 11. •'~ n.. 9.2 1 ;'Jll ,1,1.1() ,')()1 I ~) ~-~. J).,6 ;::;o t.o· ::>It ynoi u. ' '. 't. I I I • t I •• I • ' • ' I t•ll, ~rll) ::11fll/'I ... 1,tl l'/ lO ,[] 12.1 . 1 :J(),(j 2 ~i 1n ;Jr) ;?l~IH fl I ' I I I I I •••• I I ' • ' ' I • I • t>Cl,'l[J() /,;l ':,i;,~'l 20 .~~ %,Cioo :v.,:mn '10.2 10.fi 1 1 E!,'I 'r'.6 ~~n t! ~ '\/t ~i\:!a'/111 • t o' 1 o t " t I ' o • I 1 I 1 t t I ·\1.,'.J(lll ·.~:1, ·1n 1 ~~ ,'I 1 !~i .10,rnri u,1100 ll.4 7, Table 1.--Cl!/\H.ACTEIUSTICS OF' THE POPULATION, FOR HAWAII AND THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA, URBAN AND RURAL: 1950 AND 1940--Uon. (Percent and percent increase not shown where 1950 figure is less than 6,000. Minuo sign (-) denotes decrease) -- -·-· -- .,._. -· Total Percent distribution ··-·- Percent Urban, Rural, Total bject Area o.nd au increase, 1950 1950 19.50 1940 -- Urhllll, Rural, 1940 to 1950 1950 1950 1950 l.940 .__ ------~------···-~ --- ~------1----·-- HAWAII--Co n, l\ge·--Con Mnle., .... 1., •••• • ...... 269,.'300 21,5,135 9,9 179,600 89,1300 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 1!nd?'t' 5 ypars .... , •• ,...... 32,600 20,411 59.7 22,500 10,100 12.l 8.3 12,5 11.2 :: to 9 years, ...... 27,300 21,CJ51 24,4 18,800 8,400 10,l 9,0 10,5 9,4 10 ti: l·~ ycn..ra • •• , ••• t t I II- II- I • I t I • t t t 21,600 24,110 -10.4 11.,400 7,200 13.o 9,8 8.0 a.a 15 t,o 19 yearn.,,.,,...... , ...... 22,200 26,3!i9 -15.8 14,200 8,000 e.2 10,8 '/,9 8,9 20 to 2/i- years . . , •...... 27,000 32,044 -15,7 15,000 12,000 10.0 13.l 8,A 13.4 25 to 29 years, ...... 24,800 27,114 -8.5 17,000 7,800 9.2 11.l 9,5 13,7 Ju ~.o 3,; yetu'n. , ••••• ...... 23,000 21,571 6,6 16,400 6,600 8,5 8.8 9,1 7,J 35 to lt4 yflarfl • • , •••• ... , ...... , 110,300 30,932 30,3 28,300 12,000 15,0 12.6 15,8 13,4 ..: 5 to 51, ~·oo.r:.1, I I ••• I • t I t t t • II- I t I t t I 24,700 19,070 29.5 16,100 13,GOO 9.2 ?.8 9,0 9.6. ~)5 to 64 yci:ors., 1 •••• ...... , ..... 14,SOO 12,911 llt,6 9,400 5,300 5.5 5.3 5,2 ~.9 6-5 yeo.ru and c,wn· •• ,. 30,9 ...... 11,200 S 1 559 7/100 3,800 4.2 3,5 1~ .. 1 4.2 Not repn·i~tP.d,. ••••• , , ... ·············· ... 103 ...... Mecli Femalo, •.• ,".,., ~ t t I It I I II- t t It I I 230,.500 1713,195 29,4 - 165,3~?- 65,200 100.0 100,0 100.0 100,0 ---- i------~··""- Urnlf:r 5 years •• ~,., ... t I I f • • t I • ~ I t I I n,100 19,674 58.1 21,600 9,500 13.5 11.0 13,l l~.6 .5 b..1 9 yenre . ..•...•...... 25,000 21,480 16.4 16,500 8,400 10.8 12.l 10,0 12,9 lO tw 14 ~wars.,. , ...... 20,200 23,384 -13.6 13,100 7,100 a.a 13,l 7,9 10.9 15 tci 1? yr;;m10,,,.,,, ...... 20,600 21,979 -6.3 11.,200 6,400 8.\J 12.J 8.6 9,13 to 2~·. yea~.·~J, , • , , , • ;m I II -I t - ' ~ OJ t I t I.• 23,:lOO 19,033 22.1, 17/100 5,800 10.1 10.? 10,5 8.9 25 to 29 years, ..•...... 26,200 15,215 72.2 19,600 6,600 11,1, B,5 11.9 10,l 31.! tu JI~ years • ...... , ...... 18,900 11,1316 60.0 13//00 5,200 !l ') 6.G 8.3 8.0 ·~ ,35 to /i4 yoars •.. , •...... 25,600 20,067 2?.6 20,300 5,300 11.l 11.3 12.J 8.1 1,5 tr. ,51. yero.•s •• ,, ••• ...... 20,400 13,533 50.7 14,700 5,700 8,9 ?.6 8.9 8.7 5!j to 61, yr.1a.rn.,,, ...... , ...... 11,400 7,60? 1,9,9 8,100 3,300 l+.9 1.,3 4,9 s.1 61\ ycurn 1md O\Ffil'. , • - ...... 7,900 1.,355 81.4 6,300 l,600 3,1, 2,4 3,1l 2.5 Not rcpor tod, ...... 52 ...... M0dian age .....•.•••. .... ,. , .ye8.J.•s, .. 23,9 20.? ... 25.0 21.0 ...... ?. l year :J und mrei• • •.• ...... 130,100 137,603 118.5 97,1,00 32,600 56.4 49.2 58,9 50,0 Madtal ~ta. tus Mo le, V. yeat•s an d overi .. •••••• 191,600 183,448 4.4 126,200 b5,500 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 Single ...... 801000 102,913 -22.3 49,300 30,800 41.8 56.l 39,l 47,0 Married, .... , ...... 100,700 7l, 715 40,I, 69,400 31,300 .52.6 39,l 55,0 47,8 Widowed or di voroed, • ...... 10,900 13,820 23,6 7,500 3,400 5.? 4,8 5,9 5.2 Female, 11, years and over,., •• , 157,800 118,2313 33,5 116,500 41,300 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 Si.ngle ...... 43,800 40,733 '1.5 33,300 10,~00 27.8 31,,5 28.6 25,4 Married, .... ,,., .... . ··············...... 98,300 66,569 47,7 70, 700 2'7,600 (12.3 56.3 60,7 66,8 Widowed or divorced •• I• t t I I I• I I•• I• 15,700 '.L0,936 43.6 12,500 3,200 9.9 9,2 10.7 7.7 School enrollment . Persons 5 to 24 years old,••• 187,000 190,340 -1.8 123,600 63,400 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 •• Enrolled in achool •• Ill ••••••••••• 108,1.00 110,459 -1,9 59,3 55.4 1 73,300 35,100 58.0 58.0 Not enrolled in sohoo 1 • t I I ... It t 111 ?8,600. 79,881 -1,6 50,300 28,300 42,0 42.0 40,7 M,6 Pert1ons 5 to 13 y eara old., .••• 86,600 8,1,559 6.2 513,100 28,500 100.0 100,0 100,0 100.0 Enrolled in e chool 1 ...... 71,200 72,672. -2.0 47,600 23,600 82.2 89,l 81,9 82,8 e1U'oned 1 Not in achoo 1 • t •••••I. 111 15,500 8,1387 74.4 10,600 4,900 17.9 10.9 18.2 17.2 Persons 14 to 17 ye6l'a old, •• ,. 31,100 37,251 -16,5 20,300 10,800 100.0 100,0 100,0 100.0 Em'ollod in a chool, •• 27,800 30,045 -7.5 18,500 9,300 89.4 130.7 91.l 116,l Not emolle ,'J.1"7,1;,. - 11 - Table 1.--Cl!ARACTERIGTICS OF THE POPULATION, FO!l HAWAII AND 'rHE HONOLULU S'l'ANDARD METHOPOLITAN AREA, UlllJAN AND HUR/\l,: 1950 AND 191+0--Con, (Percent and poi•cent. innrease not ahown whe1•e 1950 figure io leso thnn 6,000, Minus 01:lm1 (-) d~not.e ~-.:_:::_ . .-.-:..:==-..-==::::.:.::;_·.:::;:.:::::::::::::==.::.::==:::..-=....-..::::::-·-··~ .. -~---·---=---=-=··.::::::::::=:=---==z:::----··-~ •rotnl Percent. dist1•l.buUon C---·---- .------~- ,_... Percent Urban, Rural, Total Area and subject 1 1950 incl eaoe, 1950 1950 Urban, nu1•aJ., 1940 1940 to 1950 1950 1950 1950 1940 --- - ·1------~-··---·- --·--- HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA Total population,,,,,,.,,,,. 352,900 25!l,256 36;"6 286,600 66,300 ...... Percent by residence.,,.,. 100.0 ...... !11,2 18.8 ...... nnce Total.,, .•• ,, .••. ,,,,,, ••..• . --~52,900_ 25H,256 36,o 266,600 __66,30~ ... 100,0 100.0 100,0 100.0 " Ha11aiian and part-Hawaiian,.,,., •• 60,200 38,5<.3 56.2 48,200 12,000 17.1 i<•• 9 16,8 10.1 Caucasian, ••.• , •••• ,.,,., ••. ,.,,,, . 93,l,OO 82,51(> l.3.2 65,600 27,SOO 26.5 32.0 22,9 4.1.9 Chinese. , , ••• ,. , .. , , , , • , , , , , . , , , , , , . 30,.'.lOO 24,56'1 23,3 29,000 1,300 8,6 9,5 l.0.1 2.0 Filipino, , • , , •••. , . , , ... , , . , , , , , , . , . 33,300 19,066 71.,7 24,200 9,100 9.4 7,4 8,1... .13,7 Japanese,,,,.,,.,,,, .•. ,,, •. ,,, .• , . 118,300 133,387 41,9 106,300 12,000 33.5 32,3 37.1 18.l Other- raoes1 • • , •••• , , • , , , , • , , , , , , , . 17,300 10,1'17 '10.0 13,200 4,100 4,9 .'.l,9 ltt 6 6.2 lia.le ... ,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . 188,500 ll,9 ,042 26,5 148,500 40,000 100.0 100,0 100.0 .---2Q2!~ --~- Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian, , , , • , , • . 29,900 19,035 57,l 24,100 5,800 15,9 12.B 16.2 14.5 Caucasian, , , , •••• , , , , , , , , , •.• , , , , , . 5.'.l,200 53,4'/0 -0,.5 33,500 19, 700 28,2 35.9 22.6 1,9,3 Chinese ••• I. I a ••• I I ••• I. I •••••• I. I . 14,800 13, 576 9.0 V.,200 '700. 7,9 9.1 9,6 1.B Filipino ... ,., ••• ,,,,. , , .. , .. , , , , • , . 22, 800 lJ,981+ 63.0 17,600 5,200 12.1 9,4 11.9 13.0 Japanese ••• ,,.,,.,, •••••• , •• , ••••• 58,'100 43,477 35.0 52,400 t.i,300 .'.ll.l 29.2 35,3 15,8 Other races1 , , , •••••••••• , •••• , •• , 9,100 5,500 65,5 6,700 2,400 4,8 'J,'/ 4,5 6,0 Female,.,,,,.,,,, •• ,,.,,, •• , •. 161.,400 109,214 _50.5.. 138, lOO 2Cl,.'.l00 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 - -·· ------Hawaiian und part-Hawaiian. , , , • , •• . 30,300 19' 508 55,3 21,.,100 6,200 1$.,lt 17,9 l'/,5 23.6 Gaucneian., •• , •. , •• , , , ••• ,, • , • , , , . . 40,200 29,046 38.4 32,100 8,100 24,5 26,(i 23,2 J0.8 Chinese, •• ,,, .• ,,,,,,,, •• ,,,,., •• , . 15,500 10,991 41.0 14,900 ?00 9,1, 10.1 10,8 2.7 Filipino,, .. ,,,., ....• ,,,.,,,.,, •• . 10;500 5,082 106,6 6,600 3,IJOO 5.,,t~ 4.7 4,8 14.4 Japanese,,,, •• , •• , •••• , ••••••••• ,. . 59,700 39,910 1,9,5 54,000 5,!loo 36,3 36.5 39,l. 22.1 Other i•acesl,,,,,, .. ,,,,,, •• ,.,.,. . 8,300 4,677 7?.5 6,500 1,600 ~.o 1.,3 4.'l 6,8 Nativity Native •• ,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,., •• . 308,200 227,612_ 35,1, 2±9,100 59,100 100,0 100.0 100,0 100.0 r------Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian,,,,,,,. . 60,100 38,521 56,0 1,8,200 11,900 19,5 16.9 19,3 20.1 Caucasian,.,,,,, •• ,,,, • , , ,,,.,,,, 1 . 89,000 76,690 16.l 61,600 2?,400 28,9 33,7 24,7 46.4 Chinese,, ... ,,,,,,,,,,.,,, •• ,,,,,,, . 26,700 20,864 28.0 25,600 1,200 8.7 9.2 10.3 2.0 Filipino2,, ••••,, .. , •• , ••. , , .••..• . 16,000 19,066 -15.l 10,700 5,300 5.2 a,1, 4.3 9,0 Japanese, I •• ' •••• I I •• I ••••••••• I •• . 100,900 63,!l80 58.0 91,600 9,300 :32. 7 28,1 36,8 15,? Other raoesl., , .. , , , . , , , , , , , , • , , , , . 15,500 8,591 80.4 11,500 4,000 5,0 3,8 4.6 6,8 Foreign born.,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,., . 44,700 30,644 45,9 37,400 7,200 100,0 100.0 100,0 100,0 Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian •• , •• ,,, 100 22 ...... 100 0.2 0.1 ... 1,4 Caucaeian,,,.,., ••• ,.,.,.,,.,,,,,, . 4,400 5,826 ... 4,000 400 9.8 19.0 10.7 5,6 Chinese,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,.,,,,,, .. ,,, . 3,600 3,703 ... 3,1,00 200 8.1 12.l 9,1 2,6 'Filipino2.,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,., .•. ,,. . 17,300 ...... 13,600 3,800 38,7 ... 36,1, 52,8 Japanese. , • , , , , , •• , • , , , , • , , , • •• , , , . 17,400 19,507 "io.a 14,?00 2,700 38,9 63.7 39.3 37,5 Other racesl,,,, ,, , , , , , ..... , , • , , , , . 1,900 1,586 ... 1,700 100 1,,3 5.2 "·' 1,4 Age Total., ••• ,.,,,,,,,,,,. , , • , , . 352,900 258,2~2._ 36,6 2_!l6,600 __66,.'.lOO 100.0 100,0 100.0 100,Q -· --~------· Under 5 ;years •• ' I '' • I •••• ' •••• I I a .. . 46,400 22,938 102.3 3'1,200 9,200 l.'.l,l 8,9 1,3,0 13,9 5 to 9 years ••• ,,, ..• ,,,,,., •• ,,., . 35,600 24,571 44,9 29,100 6,400 10.l 9,5 10.2 9,,7 10 to 14 years.,,., .• , , , , , . , • , , , . , 26,400 26,794 -1.5 22,100 4,300 7,5 10.4 7,7 6,5 15 to 19 yeai•s, , , , , , , , , • , , ••• , , , , • . 30,600 29,753 z.8 23,200 7,1,00 8.7 ll.5 8,1 11.2 · 20 to 24 years,,.,,,,, .• ,,,,,,,,,, . 39,300 36,996 6.2 27, 900 11,400 11,l 14.3 9,7 17.2 , 25 to 29 ;years, • , • , , , .•• , , , • , , , , , , 38,400 27,374 40,3 30,600 7,800 10,9 10.6 10.7 11.a 30 to 31t years, , , . , , • , , , , , . , , , , , . , . 31,800 20,257 57.0 25,900 5,900 9.0 ?.a 9,0 8,9 .35 to 44 yeara,,,.,.,,,.,,.,,.,,,. . 45,'700 30,871, 48.0 39,600 6,100 12.9 12.0 13,B 9,2 1 45 to 54 years,.,, ••••••••. ,,,,,,, . 30,000 19,519 5.:1.7 25,700 4,:JOO 8,5 '1.6 9.0 6,,5 55 to 64 years,,,,.,,,,,,,, .• ,,,,, . 16,700 11,963 39.6 14,200 2,1,00 4.'7 4.t> 5,0 3.6 65 yea.rs and over,.,,,.;,,,,.,,,,, 12,200 7,117 n.4 11,200 1,000 3.5 2.8 3,9 1.5 I Not reported .... ,,.,, .... , .. ,,, . , , • ... 100 ...... · Median age, ... , , , , , .• , • , ••• , yea.rs. 24.8 23,4 ... 25,6 22.6 ...... 21 years and over, . , , , • , , •••.• , • , , . 204,200 146,046 39,a 169,AOO 3t,,Boo 57,9 56,6 59,1 52,5 1 Includes Puerto Ricans, Koreans, Samoans, Negroes, eta. 2 With the establishment of the Republic of ·the Philippines in 1946, those Filipinos born in the Philippines and reported as naUve in previous censuses were classified as foreign born in 1950 • .;.17~,A - 12 - Table 1.--CHARADTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, FOR HAWAII AND THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA., URBAN AND RURAL: 1950 AND 1940--Con, (Percent a.nd percent increase not shown where 1950 figure is less than 6,000, Minus sign (-) denotes decrease) To·tal Percent distribution Ares 11nc'I subject Percent Urban, Rural, Total 1950 1940 increase, 1950 1950 Urban, Rural, 1940 to 1950 195D 1950 1950 1940 HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN ARRA--Con. Age--Con, Male.,,., •• ,,, ••• ,,,,,,, •• ,, •• , 188,500 149,042 26.5 14!!,500 40,000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 Under 5 lfears, •• , .•• , , .. , •.•••••••• 23,500 :Ll,7?0 99,7 18,900 5 to 9 1aars, , .. , . , , ; .... , , , ... , , • , 4,600 12·.5 7,9 12.7 ll,5 18,300 12,437 47.l 15,100 10 to 14 years .. , ...... ,,, .. ,, •• 3,200 9.7 8,3 10.2 8,0 14,200 13,620 4.3 12,000 2,200 7.5 9,1 8.1 5,5 15 to 19 years ••• , •••. ,, •• ,.,,,, .•• 15,700 16,892 -7.l 20 to 24 years,, , •••• , , • , • , . , , , . , • , 11,300 4,400 $.3 11.3 7.6 ll,O 21,800 24,582 -11.3 13,000 8,800 11.6 16.5 a.a 22.0 25 to 29 years ... , ••• ,, .... ,, .. ,, .. 18,100 17,035 6;3 30 to 31, years ... ,, ...... ,, .. 13,700 4,300 9.6 11.4 9.2 10,8 17,500 12,188 43,6 14,000 3,500 9.3 8.2 9.4 a.a 35 to 44 years,, ...... 27,500 17,812 54,4 45 to 54 years ...... ,. 23,000 4,400 14.6 12.0 15.5 1.1.0 15,900 11,050 43,9 13,600 2,400 8.4 7,4 9.2 6,0 55 to 64 years ...... 9,20(),, 7,228 27.3 65 years and over ...... , ...... 7,800 1,300 4.9 4.8 5.3 3,3 6,800 4,.362 55.9 6,000 900 3.6 2.9 4.0 2,J Not reported •••••• , ••••.••• , , , ••••• ... 66 ...... Median age ...... ,,,, ...... years ...... 25,2 24.0 ... 26.4 23,2 ...... 21 years and over. , •••.. , • , • , •• , , , • . ... 109,700 88,70.3 2.3.7 87,800 21,900 58.2 59.5 59,l 54,8 Female ...... ,, ...... 164,400 109,214 50,5 138 100 26,300 100,0 100.0 100,0 100,0 Under 5 years ..... , ...... , , .•• , , 22,900 ll,16B 105.1 18,300 4,600 D.9 10.2 13,3 l.7,5 5 to 9 years ..... ,, ...... , ...... 17,300 12,134 .42.6 10 to 14 years .... , ..... , , ... , ..... 14,000 3,300 10,5 l.l.l 10,l 12,5 12,200 13,174 -7.4 10,100 2,100 7,1, 12.l 7.3 8,0 15 to 19 years ...... 14,900 12,861 15.9 20 to 24 years ...... 11,900 3,ooo 9.1 n.8 8.6 11.4 17,400 12,414 1.0.2 14,900 2,600 10.6 ll.4 10.8 9,9 25 to 29 years, ...... , .... , • , , .. , , • 20,300 l0,339 96.3 30 to .34 years ...... 16,900 3,500 12.3 9.5 12.2 13,3 14,200 8,069 76.0 ll.,800 2,400 8.6 7.4 8.5 9,1. 35 to 44 yee.rs ...... , ... , ... , , .... 18,200 13,062 39.3 45 to 54 yea.rs ...... 16,500 1,700 11.l 12,0 11,9 6,5 l<',,100 8,469 66.5 12,100 1,900 a.6 7.8 8.8 7,2 55 to 64 years, ...... 7,500 4,735 58,4 65 years and over ••• , , , , •. , , • , • , , •• 6,400 1,100 4.6 4,3 4.6 4,2 5,400 2,755 ... 5,200 200 3.3 2.5 3,8 a.a Not reported ... ,·, ...... , ...... 34 ...... Media)' age.,, .... ,., •• ,, .. years,, ...... 24 • .3 22.1 ... 24,9 20.3 ...... 21 yes:rs and over ...... , ..... 94,500 57,343 64,8 81,600 12,900 57.5 52.5 .59.l 49,,0 Marital. Status Male 14 years and over ••.••.•• 1 l:JJ,,900 113,857 18,5 104,400 30,500 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 Single ...... , ...... 56,700 65,131 Married., ... ,, .•• ,., .... , ...... , .... -12.9 40,300 16,400 42.0 57.2 38,6 53.8 70,900 43,852 61.7 Widowed or divorced ...... 57,800 l.3,100 52.6 3$,5 55.4 43,0 7,300 4,874 49,8 6,300 1,000 5.4 4,3 6.0 3,, Female, 14 yea:r s and over, •• , , , 114,300 75,29!! 5i.a Single ...... ,,, ...... 9? ,400 16,900 100.0 100.0 100.0 lOO.o 32,100 25,459 26.1 27,!lOO 4,.300 28,1 33,8 28,5 25,4 Married.,,,.,., ••• ,, .••• ,., •••••• ,. 70,SOO 42,28$ 67.4 Widowed or divorced., ...... 59,100 11,600 61.9 56.2 60.7 68,6 11,400 7,551 51.0 10,400 1,000 10.0 lo.o 10,7 5,() School Enrollment Persons 5 to 24 years old,,., 131,800 118,114 11.6 102,300 Em::olled in school 1., . , • , , . , •• , , ••• 29,500 100,0 100.0 100.0 100,0 71,300 64,260 11,0 59,000 Not enrolled in school 1 , • , , •••••• , , 12,300 54.l 54.4 57,7 41,7 60,500 53,854 12,3 43,300 17,200 45.9, 45.6 42,3 58.3 Persons 5 to 1.3 years old •••••• 57,400 46,163 24.3 4·7,600 9,700 100.0 loo.a 100,0 100,0 Enrolled in school 1. , , , ... , ••• , , ••• 45,800 41,626 10.0 Not enrolled in schooll,,, ••••.•••• 38,200 7,600 79.8 90.2 ao,3 71:1.4 11,600 4,537 155.7 9,500 2,100 20.2 9.8 20,0 21,6 Persons 14 to 17 years old ••••• 20,000. 21,296 -6.l 15,800 4,200 Enrolled in school. ••• , • , •..•• , . , •• 17,800 lOO.o 100.0 100.0 ... 171526 1.6 . 14,200 3,500 89,0 Not enrolled in school,,,, •. , ••..•• 2,200 82.3 89.9 ... .3,770 ... 1,600 700 n.o 17.7 10.1 ... Persons 18 to 24 years old.,, •• 54,400 50,655 7,4 38,800 15,600 100.0 100,0 Enrolled in school ••.• , , , , , ..•• , , •• 7,800 100.0 100.0 5,1oa 52.7 6,600 l,200 14.3 10.l l.7.0 7,7 Not enrolled in school •••••••••••.• 46,700 45,547 2.5 32,300 14,400, 85.8 89.9 83,2 92,) 1 The 1950 figure for enrolled excludes children in kindergarten, some ot whom may have been included ;tn 1940 • .?-1 7 .~/.... .• 13 - Table 2.-.+L\RRIED COUPLES, FAMILIES, .AND IIOUSEHoms, FOH HAWAII AND Tllll HONOLULU STANDARD MEW.OPOLITAN AREA, URDAN AND RURAL: 1950 Hawuii Honolulu Standard Metropolitan A.I•ea SubJect ·--"--·------··--·------···· ·---·------Total Urh1m Rural Total Urban Rural ·------·------,----·-- ·-- MARRIED COUPLES Total married couples, , , ••. , , • , , • , , Sfl,200 62,6ll0 25,600 62,500 52,200 10,300 'Iii th oll!l household •• ;·., , •• , , • , , • , , • , • , . , , 78,700 55,20.0 23,500 55,BOO 1,6,ClOO 9,!lOO 'Iii thout own hou~ehold., • , • , , , , , , , •••••• , , 9,500 7,400 2,100 6,oOO 6,?.00 50() Percent, , ...... , . , .• , , . , , . , .. , 100.0 iou.o J,00.d 100.0 100.0 lQQ,Q \Ii th ow household,,,,,,, •• ,,,.,.,,,,.,,, 89.2 aa.2 91.s 89.3 ss.1 95.l Without O\lll househllld.,,.,,,.,, •• ,,., .... 10.a 11.a 8.2 10.6 11.9 4,\l FAMILIES AND UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS Total •.....• , ...... , ...... , .. 152,"00 100,000 52,600 uo,100 SJ,'/00 26,400 te.11tl.liee ••• t t •• ••• I •••• I •• I •• I. I.' I • • ' ••• 98,JOO 69;500 28,700 68,600 57,400 11,200 Unrelated individuals., •• ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. 54,300 30,400 23,800 t,1,500 26,300 15,300 HOUSEHOLDS Total households,., •• , • , •• , , , , • , , , , 109,600 7.5, 500 Jl,,100 71,,300 62,300 11,900 Population in households,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 466,600 328,500 136,000 323,400 :272,200 51,::!00 Population per household, , .•. , , , . , , , . , , , •. 4.J 4.4 ... _.. _____ lt.O 4,4 4,4 4.3 -...... - ...... ~···"'------·---· ------· '"""--'"---~·- -- Table J,.•PERCENT OF WOMEN 4' YEAfl!l OLD AND OVER, MR MARR!ED, llY NUMBEfl OF O!IILDRl!:N EVER tlO!lN, 1''0!1 J!AWAU, rJ!lllAN ANP rtUltllI,, AND TllE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 ===·-"'-""'"-~~'-'""" .. ' .,,,.,,,, ...... ~~~~~'~""''~-··"--:..:_. M-··--·- '"."'"''"'"'"·~o'>"-~~>'~~~~.~~~:":?:.;:";~::;':'"~~::;c;:','~.::.:-:-.r::.•;::::;:;;;::.-==~.--==:: Total woman Pn1'nant h;v number of ohil !!AWAI! ~. t (,J,!) '/,CJ 19,'I l'l.1. 11,0D Tottil, I'.~ a' •• I.~. JI •• '. I'' I.,, w,ooo (, ,J31f1 U:r'bln •• , •• , , , , • , • , •• , •••• , , , •••• , , • , 2'!,300 (l,J, :t~.11 1 Rural,, .. ,.,,,,.,,,,,, .. ,,,.,,,.,, ... :l0,()('10 6,(\ J(),2 lll.~6,~t1il9Cllll s;Mt? HONOLULU ST.ANDAIW METROPOLn'AN MIEA ro~,:100 rn:i!:(O~, ~""~ !!.2,2:: 'll"'i~'">·''""'=~~...... ,.,,,,,,,._, ,..,_, •r11blo 4.-~Rl!ilTDENO!il ON AtJrJU!JT 11., l\lit~ (V-J DAY) 01" 1UI!: 1•m•tlf,A'l'ION DOHN PRtOH 'Ill '['HAT DATW., !'()!( llflWAtt /lN!) ~'Hll! lltlNOl.IJI.11 l:\'l'AIIDMUl ME'rl\Ol'Ot,l'1AN Al\\\:f\ 1 ll '!'rrt11I ll!'lllm { HAWAII ,, ... ,.~;)~ PllrMtm~ \lt':rn pr:Lo:• 'ilo Au11,11a't, V.1 J94'J,,., • • •,. ~-m"'"'''-.::;:.:.&;;,•.;~c;. 11 ·. ,,,.,, ..~!1P1.9. '"'~·· '""1911.0 M),I, l.'/,'.l Ail.,~ I ;.l0:1 UOO B11mo oouH ~n tll:\ Au~umt l/11 '!I'll>~ ••• ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 ;Ji1,l 'lt,,,) 2'1,;t l>it'tor1mt llO\rnll ~ gnmo :L11lMnd, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,. , , , , • , , l..Atl, ~00 !J t, ·'" €1tf1 1 Dirreront 1Bl0:r..t\.,, ~.,, . ., ••• ,,., •• , ••• , ...• , •• , •..• , 2:i,~oo :v,,1,,t, \,;],'.\ Hl,(I OontinentHl UuH~d l.lt~'t.ae po~Hmol.eina 1 and 11li:r0Ad1, M:l,000 l 1 ]. .fl 1 ·'· ~.ti naaidonao not x~op~l'tet'1 •• ,,,, ... ,.,,, ••• ! , • , , • , •• , ••• ?,!lliO ! !IONO!,\TLU 9'.l'ANDARD MET!IOPOtl'.l'AN AflEA I 1,(1(),() :rno,n l 1'~1·m1:mu b Percent diatribution Year and employment status Total Male FemaJ.e 1'otal Male Female 1--··- '' 1950 Persons lA yea:rs ar.U over .. ,.,,.,, •• ,, 349,500 191,600 157,800 100.0 100.0 100.0 To~.al labor force •. , ... ,...... , ...... 206,500 153,900 52,600 59.1 80.3 )3.3 Civilian labor force •• ..•.• , , , ...... , ••. , 183,800 131,500 52,300 52.6 611.6 33.l l!rnployed, ...... , .... , ...... •• 166,300 118,100 48,200 47.6 61.6 30,5 Unemployed ...... , .... 17,500 13,300 4,200 5.0 6.9 2.7 Not in la.bar i'orce • •.••.. , .••...••..•.•• , •• , 142,900 37,700 105,200 40.9 19.7 66.7 1940 e:rsons 14 years and over . ..•.••••• , • , .301,686 183,448 118 238 100.0 100.0 100.0 Tot~-" .~.A.bor force ••.•.•.. , .•• ,, .•••• , ...... , 188,232 151,648 36,.584 62.4 82.7 l(),9 J{),g C7; i;. .i..lian labor fore e . .. , .•• , .. , , •....•. , , . 161,232 124,648 36,.584 .5:.l.4 67.9 ::Ezr!.~loyed ... ,., •••••••••••••••••• ,, •••• ••• 153,796 118,659 3.5,137 !i1.0 64.7 29.7 Unesaployea •.•••••.• , • , ...... , ...... 71436 5,989 l,447 2.s ),) 1.2 I- ••••••••• I •••••• 17.3 69,l ---Not in i.'lbor f'oroe ••• a ••••• 113,454 31,800 Sl,654 37.6 Note; Original 1940 "Employed" t'igure8 revised 11he:re 11ppropriate by excluding amed forces in order to permit greater comparability with 1950. See text. Table 6.--J!MPLOOONT STAT!1S OF THE POPULATION, BY SEX, FOR HAWAII, URBAN AND RURAL, AND '1'1:1E HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 19 50 Percent Qistribution Area llJld employmer1t status Total Male Female Total Male Female HAWAII Total Per eons l4 yea.rs and over . •••••••••• , . 349,500 191,600 15?,800 100.0 100.0 100.0 Total labor to-roe ... ..• " •. , ...... , , , •. , ... , 206,500 153,900 52,600 .59.l 80.3 33.3 Ci v$.lian labor toroe •••• , , .... , ..... , •• ,. , , •• 183,800 131,500 52,300 .52.6 68,6 33.l .!D.tployed, ...... , •••••••••• ,,, •• ,, ••••••• 166,300 118,100 48,200 47.6 61.6 30.5 Unemployed, •••••.•••• I ••• ' I' •••••••• I a •• 17,500 13,300 4,200 .5.0 6.9 2.'I Not in labor force,.,,.,, .... ,., ..... ,, .•. ,. 142,900 37,700 105,200 40.9 19,7 66.7 Keeping house • ...... , 11o, •••• , , , • , ••• , , •••• , • 77,500 500 77,000 22.2 0,3 48.B Unable to wrk or Uimate ot' institution ••• 12,400 8,800 3,600 3,5 4.6 2.3 Other lU)d not reported ...... , ...... 53,000 28,400 24,600 15.2 14.8 15.6 Urban Pe1'eons 14 ;years and over .•.. .••• , , '" ... 242,700 126,200 116,.500 '100.0 100,0 100.0 Total labor force.• , • , , ...... , , , , 111 142,800 99,80Q 79.l 35,9 Civil.ian labor force ...... 43,000 58.8 137,200 94,300 42,900 56.!i 74.7 36.8 .!:a:lployed • I I t ti • • t I I t t I t t t • t I t t I 1 I t I t t I- 1- ' • 123,400 83,700 66,3 34.0 Unemployed ••••••• , ...... , ...... ". 39,600 so.a 13,800 '10,600 3,300 5.7 8.4 2.6 Not in labor t"oroe, •...•.•.•••... ,, ..••••• • 111 99,SOO 26,300 73,.500 41.l 20.s 6;1.l Keeping .house ...... , •••• , , ••••• , , ...... , • , , • 54,600 200 54,400 0.2 46.7 Unable \iork or inmate ot' institution.,. 22 • .5 to 7,500 5,700 4.5 1~5 Other and not reported ...... , • , • 1,800 3.1 '3?,700 20,400_ 17,:.lOO 15 • .5 16,2 14.S Ci'7ilis.n labor force . ....• , ••..• , .. , , , •.•• , , 137,200 94,300 42;900 100.0 100,0 100.0 l'inp1o;yed t t " • • o I I t- I- I • I • I• t I • • 0 • I I fl• • I • I • • I • 123,400 83,700 39,600 89,9 88,8 92.3 At Wl"k•••••••••••••••••• ••••••• .. ••••••• 119,400 81,200 86.1 $9.0 35 hours or more. , , .... , , . , ...... 38,200 87.0 106,100 74,600 31,500 77.:.l 79,1 73, 4 l.S to 34 hours ...... 6,••••••• 9,900 5,100 4,800 5,4 11, 2 l to 14 hours ••••.... ,, ...... ••••·• 7.2 3,400 1,500 1,900 2.5 1,6 4. 4 -With a Job but not at llOrk ...... , 4,000 2,.500 3. 3 Unemployed ...... , •. , ••.• , ••• , .•••• , ••••• 1,400 2.9 2.7 13,800 10,600 3 • .300 10.l 11.2 7. 7 ExperieJ1ced WOl"kera f f t f f t • a 1- I. t I e 1 • ••••• 13,300 10,100 7. 5 New workers •• , •.•• , ..•. , , • ; ••• , ,, •• , ••••• 3,200 9.7 10.7 500 400 100 0.4 0.4 I 'o. 2 - 15 - Table 6.--EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF THE° POPULATION, BY SEX, FOR lllllifAII, URBAN AND RURAL, AND '.!HE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950--Con, =:--:======-====~===-=·==- ==:::::;:===·=-====:::::::-::::::=::._::;;=_:=:... _=·======;::======:;::::======Percent distribution Area and employment sto;tue Total Male Female '.fotal Male Female - Hill4AII-...Con. Rural Persons 14 years and over •...... , , • l----===-11----';;;.,.;='-+----..;.::;,c..::106 800 65,500 41 300 100.0 100.0 100.0 Total labor force, ...... ,,, .... , •••. , ..... , ..••• ,, 63,700 51.,100 9,600 59.6 s2.6 23.2 Civilian label' force, .. , •.. , , • , •.• , , .• , , , • , • , , , , 46, 700 37,200 9,500 43.7 56,8 23.0 Enlployed ... ,, .. .•••••. , •..•••• , • , . ", ••..... , ..• 43,000 34,400 S,600 40,;l 52.5 20.a Unemployed, , • , ...... , , , • , , , , ...... 3/100 2,aoo 900 3,5 4.3 2.2 Not in labor f'o11ce , .... , , ....•.. , .. , . , , .. , ... , ... , 43,100 ll,4_90 .'.ll,700 1.0.4 17.4 76.S Keeping house, , •.•• , ... , ••.•. , •• , • , ...... 23,000 400 22,600 21,5 0,6 54.'7 Unable to work or inmate or institution., •••..• , 4,900 3,000 l,SOO t.. 6 4,6 4,4 Other and not reported .. , , , ...... , ... , , , , ...... , 15 ,300 il,000 '7,300 14.3 12.2 1'1,7 Civilian labor f'orce, • , .. , • , , , , , , .. , •.. , . , • , , , ... , 46,700 ll?,·200 9,500 100;0 100.0 100.0 Employed .•••••• I ••••••••••• I • t • I ••••••••••••• I • I 43,000 31t,400 S,&lo n.1 92.5 90.5 At work ••.•. , ...... 41,900 33,500 S,400 89.7 90.1 88.4 3.5 hours or oore •...... , ...... , .. , •• 35,400 29,100 6,300 75.8 78.2 66.3 15 to :34 hours, ...... , .... , • , , ...... , , .. , .. 5,200 3,800 1,400 11.1 10.2 11.,7 l to 14 hours, ...... , , •• , ... , • , , , ... .. 1,300 600 '700 2.a 1,6 7.4 With a Job but not at work ...... , ...... 1,100 900 :aoo ,2.4 2,t't 2.1 Unemployed • ...... , ...... 3,700 2,aoo 900 7.9 7.~ 9.5 Experienaed wcrkera ...... ,., ...... 3,600 2,?0C 900 7.7 7.3 9.5 Nev workers . . , •...•• , . , ..•.. , .... , ..•.... , ••.. 100 100 ... 0.2 0.3 .. . 100,() Persons 14 years nnd over ...... l----===-ll----=-==-r----""'-'-'"'-'~-1---~~~249 100 134 900 1.14 300 100.0 11 1----~~ ,___l.a.9.& Total labor foroe ... ,, ... ,, ... ,.,.,., .. ,.,, ...... 11.9,900 109,900 40,000 60.2 lll.5 35,0 Civilian labor roroe.,, ...... ,,,,, .. ,, .••.. 127,300 87,500 ;l9,ll00 5J.. l 64.9 :14,8 Employed, ...... , ...... 113,000 76,aOO 36,200 45.4 56.9 31.7 Unemployed., .... , .... , , , .... , • , , ...... , , , .. , , , 14,300 10,700 :i,600 5,7 7.9 3.1 Not in labor force ...... , •• , .. , ...... , .. 99,300 25,000 74,300 39.9 18.!i 65.0 Keeping house ..... , , .... , , , , ...... , ...... , ...... 54,900 200 54,700 22.0 0.1 47.9 Unable to wrk or illlllllte of inati tution ...... a,aoo 6,500 2,1,00 J,5 1,.a 2.1 Other end not reported ...... ,., .. , •• 35,500 18,300 l.7,200 14.3 13.6 15,0 C-!vilian labor .foroe •.• •.•..•. , . , ... , , .. , . , . , ..•. , 127 ,300 87,500 39,800 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.a 91,0 :Employed ••••• I •••••• I I • ' •••••••••••••• I ••••• ' ••• 113,000 76,800 36,200 as.a At wrk,, . , . , ...•.... , . , ••• , , ...... •.... , , .. 109,600 '71.,600 :35,100 86.l 85.3 aa.2 35 hours or more, ...•. , •• , ...... , .. 97,700 68,600 29,000 . 76.'1 7B,6 '12.9 15 to :i4 houra ...... • 8,700 4,500 4,200 6.8 ~111 10.6 l.!J 4.8 1 to 14 hours ••• ~ ....•••• , ••••. , .•.•..••.. ,. 3,200 1,300 1,900 2.5 2.8 With e. job but not at work., ...... ; ...... 3,300 2,200 1,100 2.6 2.5 12.2 9.0 UnemployeQ •• ,.,,. " •• , , , •••••• : ~··~-·· •• ,,, •• , ••• , ••• 14,300 10,700 3,600 11.:a Experienoed vorkera •• •.•.• , .•• , , , •• , , •. , • , • , • , 13,900 10,400 .3,500 10,9 11,9 a.a 0,3 'Ne'lii' wrkers., ••••• ...... ,,. , .... ,, . , •••,,., 400 '·00 100 0.3 0.5 ••" Table 7 ·#-EMl?LOWNT STATUS OF THE POPULATION 1 BY AGE AND SEX, FOR HAWAII AND THE HONOLULU STANDARD ME'ffiOPOLIT.AN /\REA; 1950 (Percent not shown )(here baa a :la· less than 61000) Total labor force Peraent Civilian labor roroe distribution Not "in by age Peroent Unemployed Area, sex, and age Population of labor Number Total Emplo~ed Percent or force ·--- popula- civilian Total Un em- tion Number labor ployed labor l'oroe roroe HAWAII Total, 14 years and over,,, ••.• 349,500 206,500 59.l 183,800 166 300 --21.L...500 9,5 142,900 100,0 100.0 14 to 24 years,,,., •••• ,, ••• , •• ,,, ••• 100,400 49,500 49,3 36,500 30,100 6,500 l?.a 50,900 24,0 37,l 2' to 34 f8Bfl'S • , 1 , , , , , • , , , 1 , , , , , , , , , , 92,800 61,400 66.2 54,100 50,000 4,ooo 7.4 31,400 29.7 22.9 35 to 44 yen.rs.,, •••••••••••••••••.• , 65,900 47,700 ?2.4 45,500 42,300 :J,200 7·,0 lS,200 23.1 18,3 45 "to 64 years'. ''I I • ' • I ••••••••• I ••• 71,300 43,400 60,9 43,200 39,700 3,600 S,3 27,900 21,0 20.6 65 :years and over •• ...... , • , ••••• , • 19,100 4,500 23.6 1.,500 4,300 200 ... 14,600 2.2 1.1 Hale; 14 years anQ over,.~ •.•.•. , 191,600 153,900 80.3 131,500 118,100 13 300 10.1 37 700 100,0 100,0 14 to 24 years •• " I.' ...••. ' I. I' I.•.• •• ·. 52,900 33,200 62,S 20,300 16,100 4,200 20.7 19,800 21,6 31,6 25 to 34 yeal'B I •• t ••••• '.I I •••• ' •• ~. I 47,700 45,100 94.5 38,000 3.'l,000 3,000 7.9 2,600 29.3 22,6 35 to 44 years ... ,.,,., •.... ,,,., .•.. ,. l.0,300 38,700 96.0 36,400 33,500 2,900 a.a 1,600 25.l 21.a 45 to 64 yeara •..•.•••• ••••••••••• ,, • , 39,500 33 110Q 83.8 32,900 29,900 3,000 9,1 6,400 21.5 22.6 65 years and over, .. , , ...... , • 11,200 3,900 34.8 3,900 3,600 200 ... 7,300 2.5 1.5 Female, 14 years and over, , , ••• , • 157,800 52,600 33,3 52,300 48,200 4,200 8.o 105,200 100,0 ... 14 to 24 yeara, ...... 47,400 16,300 34.4 16,200 13,900 2,300 . 14.2 31,100 31,0 ... 25 to 34 yea·ra .... , •• , , ...... , , , , 45,100 16,200 35,9 16,100 15,000 1,000 6.2 28,800 :m.a ' ... 35 to 44 years ...... , .... 25,600 9,100 35.5 9,100 8,700 300 3.3 16,600 17.3 ... 45 to 64 :1ears ...... , • , • , , , .... , , .. , • :n,aoo 10,300 '.32,lt 10,300 9,800 500 48.5 21,500 19.6 ... 65 years and over ...... , 7,900 700 8.9 700 700 ...... '7,200 1.3 ... - 16 - Table 7 .--EMPLOYM.ENT STATUS OF THE POPULATION, BY AGE AND SEX, FOR lL\WAil AND THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950-..Con · (Per<>ent not shown where bnee is less than 6 1 000) ·- - Total labor force ----- Percent Civilian labor force distribution Percent Unemployed l'/ot in by age lu>ea, sex, end age Population labor Number or po:pula- Total Employed Percent of force civilian Total tion Nllinber Un em- labor labor force ployed force ---·---· - HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN .AREA Total, 14 years and over, , ..••• 249 100 11,9 900 60.2 12';',300 113,000 14 ;_iob 11.2 99,300 100,Q 100,0 14 to 24 years ...... , .•• , ..... 74,400 38,900 52.3 26,100 25 to '.34 years, ..... ,, ..... , •••. , .... 20,aoo 5,300 20,3 35,500 26.0 37,l 70,200 46,SOO 66.7 39,500 36,100 3,1,0Q 8.6 23,400 31.2 23,a 35 to 44 years,...... 45,700 32,500 71.l 30,300 45 t.o 61... years . ..•.• , ..•.• , .... , . , ... 28,000 2,300 7.6 13,200 21.7 16.1 46,700 211,900 61,9 28,700 65 yea:rs ana over., ...... •...•...... 25,600 3,100 10.8 17,800 19.3 21.'I 12, 200 2,aoo 23.0 2,800 2,500 200 ... 9,400 1.9 l,4 Male 1 lit years and over •. .. ~ ..... 134 900 109 900 a1 • .5 87 500 76 800 10,700 12.2 25 000 100.0 100,0 14 to 24 years ... , .... , . , ... , ...... 39,900 26,1.100 67.2 14,000 10,600 3,1,0Q 24,3 13,100 24.4 )1,8 25 to 31, years ...... , ...... 35,600 33,700 94.7 26,600 35 to 41, years , ... , • , , • , .. , , , •• , .• , .. 24,100 2,400 9,0 1,900 30.7 22,4 27 J 500 26,000 91,,5 23,800 45 to 61, years,. .... , ...... , .... , .. 21,700 2,100 8.8 1,400 23.7 19.6 25,100 21,100 84.l 20,900 6:5 years and over .. , ...... 18,300 2,600 12.4 4,000 l'l.2 24,'.l 5,800 2,200 32.4 2,200 2,000 200 ... 4,600 2.0 1,9 Femalo, 14 years and over •• , •• , •• 114 JOO 1,0 000 35.0 39 800 36,200 3,600 9,0 71.,300 100.0 ... 14 t-0 24 years ...... , ...... 34, 500 12,100 35.1 12,100 10,200 30.3 25 to 34 yeaI'S ...... , ..... , ...... 1,900 15.7 22,400 34,600 13,100 37.9 12,900 11,900 32.6 '" 35 to 1,.1~ years.,., ...... ,,. 1,000 7,8 21,500 ". 18,200 6,500 35.7 6,500 6,300 16.3 45 to 6/t yea.rs •... , •• ,, .•.•• , . .", ...•• 200 3,1 11,700 ... 21, 500 7,700 35.8 7,700 7,200 500 6.5 13,800 19.3 65 yeoro and over .... , .. ~ ... , ...... 5,400 500 ...... 500 500 ... , ... 4,aoo 1.3 " . Table 8.--MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP, MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP, AND GLASS OF WORKER OF EMPLOYED PERSONS, BY SEX, FOR RAllAII: 1950 AND 1940 C:1t.nt1nti Percent Both sexes Male Female subjed in- ·191,0 1950 crease~ 1950 1940 1950 1940 191.0 to 1950 1940 1950 19.l,O 1950 191.0 1950 MAJOR OCG UP ATION GROUP Employed •••• ; ...... 166,300 153, 796 8.1 na,100 118,659 48,200 35,137 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Professional, te~hn ionl, a11d kin fable 8, --MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP, MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP 1 ANll CLASS OF WORKER 01' EMPLOYED PERSONS, BY SEX, FOil HAWAII: l9o0 AND 19,;ll--Con, (Statistics for 1940 are revised; see text. Percent increase not shm.m where 1950 figure if, .lous than 6 1 000; percent not shown where less than O, l. Minus sign (-) denotes decrease) --· .. ""• •-w":',.:::;-~~= Both sexes Male Female Percent distribu -··· ------·- --··----··-~- Percent Both sexes Male Female Subject in- --- ··--· 1950 1940 cret..r.te, 1950 1940 1950 1940 1940 to 1950 1940 19~0 l~MO 1950 --·-~·· .. ~ ·-~ ·-----. --·-·~p -·---- ... -·------~ 1------~···- CLASS OF WORKER Employed,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,, •• ,,,,,,,,, 166,300 153, 796 a.1 ll!l,100 118,659 ·48,200 35,137 100,0 100,0 100,0 ·---100, 0 J.00,0 l.00.0 "rivate wage and se.lary workers, . , .... , , ... 110,300 113 1 551 -2.9 78,500 91,463 :n,aoo 22,oaa 66,3 73,8 66,5 77, l 66,0 62,9 Government -workers ••• , .. ,,.,., •....• , ...... 34,600 le,553 86.5 21,,100 13,556 10,500 4,997 20.a 12.1 20,4 11. 4 21,8 14.2 ilelf-employed workers,,,.,,,,,.,,,.,,.,,, .. 18,500 15,96'1 15,9 14,'700 11,659 3,800 4,308 11.1 10.4 12.1,. 9. a ?.9 12.J Unpaid family workers. , , , • , • , ••• , , • , , • , , , .. :i,ooo s,ns ... 900 1,981 2,100 3,744 1.8 3.7 a.a 1 • 'I 4,1, 10.'I -- -~ Table 9,--MAJOR OCCUPATION Cl!OllP, MAJOH INDUS'rRY OROUP, AND CLASS OF WORKER OF EMPLOYED PERS0t-IS 1 DY SEX, FOil THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 ======--===-==·==c====--===-======·======"'-·-=··'"'-':::-·:·cc··:c:::=-.::::·""'"· Percent d :l otri lm Unn Subject Botll sexes Male Female 1-----·-n·------·---·-·-·····--··-· ...... Doth sexes Male Fcmulo ------·-·------·-···------·--·------··-+------+------·------·-----·- MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP 113 000 76 800 36 200 100.0 100,0 ioo.n - -~--··-~- -~.--. Professional, technical, and kindl'ad wm•kers,, •.• ,.,,,,, 11,200 5,900 5,400 9,9 7.,•;1 v,.9 !«armers and t'a.rm managers. , •.. , ..... , .... , , , , ...... 1,soo 1,500 200 1,6 2.0 (),(} Managers, officials, and proprietors 1 except farm.,, •• , , 10,600 6,900 l,'700 9.4 11,6 4.7 Clerical and kindred workers, .. , ... , , , • , , •. , , , ... , , , • , , , 18,600 ?,500 11,100 16.5 9.8 30.7 Sa1es '-i'orkers . .... , , •.. , .... , ...... , , , , , • , , . , , , , , . , ...... 7,800 3,600 4,300 6,9 I,. 'I 11.'J Craftsmen,; foremen, and kind.red workers,, .. ,,., .. , .. , ... . 19,000 18,700 .300 16.8 24,3 O.A Operatives and kindred workers .... ., ...... , 15,000 11,300 3,700 13.3 1/i.,? 10.2 Private household -workers., •...... ,, ..... ,,,,.,,.,,, ... , 2,800 400 2,500 2,!J 0,5 6 .. l) Service workers, eiceept private household ...... 13,500 8,100 5,400 11.9 10. ~i 14.'J Farm laborers and foremen, except unpaid t'amily workers, 3,900 3,800 200 3.5 1-t~O o.t. Farm laborers, unpaid family workel's •. , • , • , , , , .• , , , , , , , , 1,100 400 700 l.O 0.5 1.9 Laborers, except far111 .... ,, .. ,, ...... ,,,,., .... ,,,,,,,,, 6/100 6,500 200 5.9 8,5 0.6 Occupation not reported .....• , ..• , ...... , ...... 900 300 600 a.a 0,4 l.'I MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP Employed ...... , •.•.• ll.3 ,ooo 76,800 36,200 100.0 100.0 J.l)IJ,O 1------'---tt-----~---1------~-1------jjr-----·--r ·------·~ .Agriculture, rores·try1 and fisheries.,,,,,,,,,,,., •••••• 9,300 a,200 1,200 IJ.2 10.7 .1.3 AgriauJ. ture ... , , • , .... , .. , , , , • , • , • , , ..... , , • , • , , , , , , , , B,500 7,300 1,200 11.!i 9.5 3. :l Sugar plantations,..,,.,,,, •• , .. ,,,,., .... ,,., •••.•. 3,000 2,800 200 2.7 3.6 [),(, Pineapple plantations, , , .. , •• , , , , , , , , • , , , , , •• , , , • , .. 1,.300 1,300 1.2 l.'I Agriculture, eiccept sugar and pineapple ••.••• ,, .•••. 4,200 3,200 l,000 3.7 1.,2 2.8 Forestry and fisheries •••. , •• , • , , , .. , , , .. , , • , • , , , , , , .• 800 noo 0,7 1.0 Mir,i.nll •• , ...... '"'"''" ,, ,,,,, ,, ,,, ...... , ,,,,, 100 100 0.1 0.1 Construction ... ,,, • , , .. , •• , • , , , , ... , , , , , , , , , , , , ...... , •• 8,100 7,?00 400 7.2 10.0 l.l Manufacturing ...... , ••• , .... , .••. , , ...... 15 ,600 11,400 4,200 13.a 11.. s ll.6 Durable goods. , .. , • , .. , .... , • , ..... , , , , • , , , , • , , , .. , , , , 6,600 5,900 700 5.8 7.'I l.9 Nondural,le goods., .. , ..... ,, •• , .. , .. , ... ,,,, ... , ••. , .. 9,000 5,600 3,400 a.a 7.3 9.t~ Sugar processing ... ,,, .. ,,,,,,, .. ,,,, ... ,,.,,,, .. ,,, 900 900 0.8 1.2 Pineapple ca.rming, ... ,,,,.,.,,, ... ,, ...... , ..... ,,, 3,600 1,900 l,aoo 3.2 2.5 5.0 Other nondurable good.a.,, ...... ,,,,,,, ...... , •• ,,, 4,500 2,aoo 1//00 4.0 3.6 4.? Transportation, communication, and other• public utilities,, .... ,,,, ...... ,,.,,,,,, ••• ,, ..... ,, ...... 10,600 9,200 1,300 9.4 12.0 J,(, Wholesale wid retail trade,,, .. , .. , .. ,., .. ,,,, .... ,,,,,, 24,400 13 ,900 !•1,500 21.6 18.1 29.0 Service industries, except professional ...... , .. 15,400 8,900 6,500 13.6 11.6 lH.U Profeaaional and related services .•.. ,, ...... 13 ,100 4,900 8,200 11.6 6.4 22.'I Public administration .. ,, .. ,,,,,., .... ,.,,,,, •• , ...... ,, ).5,600 12,100 3,500 13.8 J.5.8 9,7 Industry not reported .... , ...... , .. ·, , .. 800 300 500 0.7 Q,lt 1.4 CLASS OF WORKER EDJployed,,,,,,,,,,, •• ,, •. ,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i------"'-"'-'-':.:..O-I+----~-'----t~-~----"'--'--'-i--~-"'~-ft---~~~~i---113 000 76 800 36 200 100.0 100.0 100,(1 Private wage and salary workers ...... 69,000 45,100 23,800 61.1 58.7 65.'/ Government \i/ork-ers •.•.••.•. , ••..•..... , •. , .• , .•.•• , ...... 28,600 20,300 S,300 25.3 26,I, 2t?.9 Self-employed 11orkers .. ,.,,,,, .. ,,,, .. ,., ... ,, •• , ;, ••• , , 13,JOO 10,800 2,500 11.8 14,l 6,'J Unpaid family 11orkers,, ... , .. ,, .... , , , , , ...... , , •• , • , ... 2,100 500 1,500 1.9 0.7 4,1 - 18 - Table lO.--MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP OF IlXPERIE!ICllD UNllMPLOYED PERSONS, Fon l!AWAlI AND THE HOMOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 -· :~=--==~==------Honolulu Standard Hawaii Metropolitan Area Major occupation grollp ------··--- NUi11her Percent Nur:Jhett Percent ----~ ··-----· Experienced unemployed., •..•••. ~ ... - •• • ••• , ••• 17,000 100.0 13,900 100.0 Professional, managerial1 and kindred workers .... •• 600 3,5 600 4,3 Clerical, sales, and kindred workers •••••••• ,. ••••• , 2,100 12,4 l,?00 12.2 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindre Table 11.--INGOME IN 1949 OF FAMILIF.5 AND UNRELATED lNDIVlDUALS, FOR HAWAII, AND THE HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA, BY RESIDENCE --- Total Urban Percent distribution Total Urbwi - krea and income level Families Families and. Families Families Families and unrelated unrelated Families and and individuals individuals unrelated Families unrelated Fwnilicp individ- individ- uala uala "' HAWAII To-ta:i. •••••••• ,., ••• , ••••••••• •• 152,500 98,300 100,000 69,500 ...... Number reporting•••• ,, •••. ,,, ••• ,,._ •• 148,400 97,100 97,900 68,600 lOO,O 100,0 Undel" 100,0 100.0 $1~00011111111•11Iftt••t1tf11 24,400 B,200 15,600 4,700 16,4 8.4 l!i.9 6,9 $1 1 000 to .$1, 999, 1111111t1I11t1tt11 27,400 9,100 12,200 5,300 18.5 9.4 12.!J 7,7 $2,000 to $2, 999 ...... 31,000 20,600 19,400 18,4 :\13,000 to $3, 999, ...... 12,600 20.9 21.2 19.11 23,300 19,800 18,400 15,600 15.7 20.4 18.8 22,7 $41000 to $4, 999, It If I I I I If I 11III11 13,200 12,300 :\15,000 to $6,999...... 10,200 9,500 8.9 12.7 10.4 13,8 14,400 l'.l,500 10,700 9,900 9,? 13.9 10.9 14,4 $7,000 to $9, 9991" f It fo I I• I I I 11 • f I I I 9,500 9,100 7,500 ?,100 6.4 9.4 7.7 10,3 $10,000 and over, ••. ' .••••. I I ••• I. I 4,800 4,700 [noome not repo:r-ted •••••••••••.•••• ,. 41 000 3,900 3.2 4.8 4.l !J,? 4,200 1,100 2,100 900 ...... Median. illcome •.••.• , ..•• , ••••.• , •• , •• ... $2, ?23 $3,538 $3,095 $3,750 ...... HONOLULU STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA Total ...... , ...... ,...... ••••••, 110,100 66,600 83,700 57,400 ...... Number reporting ... , •••••• , •• ,, ...... 106,500 6?,800 81,800 56,600 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,0 Ullder $1,000 ...... , ...... , 17,600 5,000 $1,000 to tl,999, ...... l'.l,200 3,900 16.5 7,4 l6.l 6,9 19,200 5,100 9,900 4,100 18,Q $2,000 to 2,999 ...... 19,300 7.5 12.1 7,2 12,600 14,400 8,900 18.l 18,6 l!J,'I $3,000 to $3,999, f I 1 ••, 1• 1 ,. •ft t t •e e 1?,900 17.6 14,800 B,800 l'.l,100 16,8 23,l $4,000 "to ¢-4,. 999, It t t • t t I It•. It 1 t • • 20,aoo 21.8 19.3 9,800 9,000 8,300 10,1 l.4, 'I $5,000 to $6,999 ...... : .. 10,900 10,100 14.5 11.0 $7,000 to $9,999 ...... 9,:JOO 8,700 l0.2 14.9 11.4 15.4 ?,200 6,900 $10,000 .and over .. •• ••••• , .••• ,,., •• 6,700 6,300 6,8 10.2 8.2 1.1,l 3,600 3,400 :3,400 Income not reported,...... ,.,, ••• " • , • 3,600 3,300 3.4 5.0 4.2 5.8 BOO 1,900 800 ... Median income . ••••• , •••••• , . , , ••••••• $2,852 ...... $3, 757 $:3,215 $3,8?0 ...... 1 / ?;s.~ ..