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Hawai'i County is racially and ethnically diverse. Over 28 percent of people identify as two or <br />more races. Compared to the State of Hawai'i, Hawai'i County has a larger number of people <br />identifying as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, over one third of the population. It also has a <br />larger percentage of people identifying as White and a smaller percentage identifying as Asian. <br />People identifying as other races account for less than 10 percent of the population, and 12.7 <br />percent identify as being Hispanic or Latino. <br />Place of <br />Origin <br />Born in U.S. <br />Born in <br />Hawaii <br />Born in <br />another state in <br />the U.S. <br />Foreign <br />Born <br />Speaks language <br />other than <br />English at home <br />Speaks English <br />less than "very <br />well" <br />State of <br />Hawaii <br />81.7% <br />53.3% <br />25.3% <br />18.3% <br />26.1% <br />12.1% <br />Hawai'i <br />County <br />88.1% <br />55.6% <br />30.5% <br />11.9% <br />21.8% <br />6.9% <br />Source: ACS 5 -Year, 2018 <br />Compared to the state of Hawai'i, Hawai'i County has a smaller proportion of residents born <br />abroad. A slim majority of the population of the county was born in the State of Hawai'i (55.6 <br />percent). Another 30.5 percent of the population was born in another U.S. state, and 11.9 percent <br />were born outside the U.S and its territories. Of those born outside the U.S., a larger percentage <br />hail from Oceania compared to the state as a whole; however, the majority (64 percent) come <br />from Asia. 12.1 percent of people over the age of five speak a language other than English at <br />home, and 6.9 percent of people speak English less than "very well." <br />90% <br />80% <br />70% <br />60% <br />50% <br />40% <br />30% <br />20% <br />10% <br />0% <br />79.1% <br />64.0% <br />Asia <br />Total <br />Housing <br />Units <br />Place of Origin of Foreign Born Population <br />9.6% 13.5% <br />Oceania <br />Total <br />Households <br />8.7% 4.8% 8.8% <br />4.2% 0.6% 0.9% <br />Europe <br />111. <br />Africa Latin America <br />• State of Hawaii • Hawai'i County <br />Average <br />Household <br />Size <br />Median At least 1 <br />Household person under <br />Income the age of 18 <br />Northern America <br />At least 1 <br />person over <br />the age of 65 <br />Grandparents <br />living with <br />grandchildren <br />State of <br />Hawaii <br />Hawai'i <br />County <br />539,053 456,782 3.02 $78,084 32.4% <br />36.0% 12.2% <br />87,101 68,412 2.84 $59,297 28.4% 38.6% <br />9.7% <br />Source: ACS 5 -Year, 2018 <br />Many households and families face barriers to accessing housing. Income and family <br />composition can contribute to the inability to access housing. Just under one third of households <br />7 <br />