Culture
Cultural identity of an area is often the product of the population’s Ethnicity, Ancestry, Language, and Religious Beliefs. This report will cover these areas for the Hawaii, HI Market.
Ethnicity
Racial groups in the US often include White, Black, Asian, and Other. In a similar context whether or not a person is of Hispanic origin is also typically a defining characteristic of ethnic identity. The following reports look at 5 ethnic categories, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic: White, Black, Asian, and Other.
Largest Ethnicity - Asian
The Asian Ethnicity makes up the largest share of the Population in the Hawaii, HI Market at 36.5%. This is yields a location quotient of 6.29 time the national average. Subsequently the Hawaii, HI Market ranks 1st in the proportion of Asian Population across STI Markets.
Figure 11: Ethnicity Proportion in Market
Notable Ethnicity - Asian
The proportion of Asian Population in the Hawaii, HI Market is notable. This ethnicity comprises 36.5% of the market’s population, yielding a location quotient of 6.29 time the national average. Subsequently the Hawaii, HI Market ranks 1st in the proportion of Asian Population across STI Markets.
Ancestry
Ancestral origin across the US is quite varied with small communities existing from most parts of the world. Many of the smaller Ancestry groups are combined to “other” categories from the predominate larger ancestral region. Unclassified amount is also high among those that don’t know or give their ancestry or give a response that is uncommon. These categories will be excluded from the following reports and include the Other Hispanic, Other Asian, Other European, Other, and Unclassified Ancestries.
Largest Ancestries - South East Asian, Japanese, and Hawaiian_PI
Large ancestries in the Hawaii, HI Market include South East Asian, Japanese, and Hawaiian_PI . These ancestries make up 15.3%, 12.4%, and 10.1% of the total population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the Japanese ancestry is the most notable with a location quotient of 62 the proportion of this ancestry ranks 1st across STI Markets.
Sub-Market Ancestry Dispersion
Looking at those 3 Ancestries, which are most prevalent across the market.
Figure 13: Ancestry Thematic
Other Notable Ancestries - Korean, Chinese, and Puerto Rican
The Hawaii, HI Market is also home to a larger than average share of people with Korean, Chinese, and Puerto Rican Ancestries. These ancestries account for 1.8%, 3.9%, and 3.4% of the population, respectively. With location quotient of 3.6, 3, and 1.79 the Korean, Chinese, and Puerto Rican Ancestries rank 2nd, 5th, and 13th across STI Markets, respectively.
Language
English is the predominate language across the US. There are however a number of other languages spoken depending on the market. Languages considered in this report include the Spanish, French, German, Slavic, Other Indo Euro, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Other Asian, Tagalog, Arabic, and Other languages. The following is a look at the degree and dispersion of Non-English languages and language groups spoken in the Hawaii, HI market.
Non-English Languages - Other, Tagalog, and Chinese
The most widely spoken Non-English Languages in the Hawaii, HI Market include Other, Tagalog, and Chinese . These languages make up 30.3%, 4.4%, and 3.9% of the over 5 population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the Other language is the most notable with a location quotient of 5.94 the proportion of this language ranks 2nd across STI Markets.
Sub-Market Language Dispersion
Looking at those 3 languages, which are most prevalent across the market.
Figure 14: Language Thematic
Other Notable Languages - Other Asian and Korean
The Hawaii, HI Market is also home to a larger than average share of people who speak Other Asian and Korean languages. These languages account for 2.9% and 1.8% of the over 5 population, respectively. With location quotient of 7.25 and 3.6 the Other Asian and Korean languages rank 1st and 2nd across STI Markets, respectively.
Religion
60% of the population in the Hawaii, HI Market is of unknown religious affiliation. This category is generally made up of those that are not religiously affiliated, though a small fraction may represent dharmic religions. This level of unknown religious affiliation ranks 23rd across STI Markets. The following looks at the remaining 40% of the population that are affiliated.
It should also be noted that nationally approximately half of the religiously affiliated population would be considered Christian Protestant. This classification however encompasses many denominations with various beliefs and practices. We have subsequently grouped these church congregations by denomination and by a classification of Mainline and Evangelical disposition. You will see these groups described with ML and E respectively where a breakout by denomination is given and in other cases they are listed in total as simply Mainline or Evangelical.
Laregest Religions - Catholic, Evangelical, and Mormon
The 3 largest main religions in the Hawaii, HI Market are Catholic, Evangelical, and Mormon . These religions make up 48.9%, 23.5%, and 14.3% of the affiliated population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the Mormon religion is the most notable with a location quotient of 3.49 the proportion of this religion ranks 14th across STI Markets.
Figure 15: Religous Proportion in the Market
