Language Spoken At Home in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 42,670 | 100% |
English only | 35,931 | 84.2% |
Language other than English | 6,739 | 15.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,202 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 250 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 605 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 119 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,858 | 13.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,979 | 4.6% |
Other languages | 26 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,158 | 100% |
American | 510 | 1.1% |
Arab | 20 | 0.0% |
Czech | 43 | 0.1% |
Danish | 278 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 385 | 0.9% |
English | 930 | 2.1% |
French (except Basque) | 751 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 77 | 0.2% |
German | 2,279 | 5.0% |
Greek | 49 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 75 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,421 | 3.1% |
Italian | 490 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 197 | 0.4% |
Polish | 357 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 3,257 | 7.2% |
Russian | 167 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 170 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 360 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 4 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 663 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 58 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 247 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,747 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,427 | 66.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,565 | 22.6% |
Married-couple family | 7,190 | 45.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,127 | 13.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,000 | 6.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 346 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,237 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,092 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,320 | 33.8% |
Householder living alone | 4,327 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 1,975 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,401 | 27.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,611 | 35.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,279 | 100% |
Householder | 15,747 | 36.4% |
Spouse | 7,115 | 16.4% |
Child | 12,461 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 5,091 | 11.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,865 | 6.6% |
Unmarried partner | 992 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,038 | 100% |
Never married | 7,186 | 39.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,278 | 45.9% |
Separated | 441 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 478 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,655 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,796 | 100% |
Never married | 6,551 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,210 | 41.5% |
Separated | 370 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,551 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 2,114 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 455 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 302 | 66.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,639 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 337 | 20.6% |
Less than 1 year | 99 | 6.0% |
1 or 2 years | 54 | 3.3% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 1.8% |
5 or more years | 155 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 337 | 100% |
Who are female | 186 | 55.2% |
Who are married | 275 | 81.6% |
School Enrollment in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,169 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 582 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 699 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,807 | 31.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,209 | 18.2% |
College or graduate school | 4,872 | 40.0% |
Educational Attainment in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,645 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 945 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,787 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,862 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 6,289 | 20.5% |
Associate's degree | 3,638 | 11.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,838 | 19.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,286 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.8% |
Veteran Status in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,966 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,170 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 44,441 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,333 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 9,115 | 100% |
With a disability | 384 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 27,531 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,756 | 10.0% |
65 years and over | 7,795 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,193 | 41.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 44,760 | 100% |
Same house | 38,060 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,416 | 14.3% |
Same county | 4,558 | 10.2% |
Different county | 1,858 | 4.2% |
Same state | 573 | 1.3% |
Different state | 1,285 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 284 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,158 | 100% |
Native | 41,524 | 92.0% |
Born in United States | 40,867 | 90.5% |
State of residence | 33,823 | 74.9% |
Different state | 7,044 | 15.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 657 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 3,634 | 8.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,634 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,553 | 42.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,081 | 57.3% |
Year of Entry in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,291 | 100% |
Native | 657 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 19 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 638 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 3,634 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 155 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,479 | 95.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Hilo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,634 | 100% |
Europe | 269 | 7.4% |
Asia | 2,093 | 57.6% |
Africa | 10 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 1,051 | 28.9% |
Latin America | 72 | 2.0% |
Northern America | 139 | 3.8% |