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3.3.2 Socioeconomic Characteristics <br />Existing Environment: Social Characteristics <br />The project occurs within and would affect the district of South Hilo. Table 1 <br />provides information on the socioeconomic characteristics of this area, along with <br />those of Hawaii County as a whole for comparison. <br />Table 1 <br />Selected Social Characteristics <br />GEOGRAPHIC AREAS <br />CHARACTERISTIC Hawaii Island South Hilo <br />13 <br />Total Population <br />120,317 <br />39,737 <br />Percent Caucasian <br />39.9 <br />26.7 <br />Percent Asian <br />37.8 <br />59.4 <br />Percent Hawaiian <br />19.2 <br />12.6 <br />Percent Under 18 Years <br />28-7 <br />27.2 <br />Median Age <br />34.3 <br />35.2 <br />Percent Over 65 Years <br />12.6 <br />13.5 <br />Percent 10 -64 Years With Work <br />13.0 <br />19.9 <br />Disability /Mobility /Self Care Limit. <br />Percent Who Do Not Speak English Well <br />7.7 <br />12.9 <br />Percent Over 25 Years W /High School Diploma <br />77.7 <br />78.4 <br />Percent Over 16 Years in Labor Force <br />64.2 <br />62.1 <br />Median Household Income <br />$33,186 <br />$29,967 <br />Percent in Poverty 14.2 14.3 <br />Percent Lived in Hawaii in 1985 & 1990 35.1 91.4 <br />Percent Owner Occupied Housing 61,1 62.6 <br />Median Contract Rent Value $428 $37i <br />Median Home Price $113,000 $110,700 <br />Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census: 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, 199U CP 1 13 <br />"1990 <br />and Census of Population. Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics," 1990 CPH -1 -13. <br />Notes: Asian percentage also includes non - Hawaiian Pacific islanders. <br />13 <br />