High School and College Degrees: Hawaii Towns 2009

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U.S. Census demographic data from the 2005-2009 American Community Survey shows rate of high school and college degrees in 131 Hawaii towns.

Geography Population
Age 25+		 Percent
High School
graduates		 Rank Percent
College
graduates		 Rank Percent
Post-
Graduate		 Rank
United States 197,440,772 84.6% 27.5% 10.1%
Northeast Region 37,104,031 86.3% 31.6% 12.8%
Midwest Region 43,468,820 87.3% 25.9% 9.2%
South Region 72,042,089 82.5% 25.4% 9.1%
West Region 44,825,832 83.8% 29.1% 10.3%
Hawaii 865,527 89.5% 29.2% 9.7%
Hawaii County 116,758 90.1% 26.2% 8.1%
Honolulu County 607,989 89.7% 30.7% 10.4%
Kauai County 43,171 88.1% 23.5% 7.1%
Maui County 97,531 88.3% 25.8% 8.0%
Barbers Point Housing 44 100.0% 1 27.3% 46 9.1% 40
Hickam Housing 2,819 99.1% 2 48.9% 5 21.0% 6
Kaneohe Station 3,374 98.6% 3 27.3% 43 5.0% 79
Kawela Bay 252 98.4% 4 44.4% 9 17.9% 11
Laie 2,342 98.2% 5 40.1% 15 16.2% 13
Puako 694 98.0% 6 53.2% 1 23.3% 3
Poipu 817 97.8% 7 49.1% 4 24.7% 2
Laupahoehoe 405 97.5% 8 29.4% 34 10.4% 31
Wheeler AFB 1,309 97.5% 9 26.4% 58 5.3% 76
Iroquois Point 1,508 97.4% 10 24.2% 66 7.7% 53
Maalaea 413 97.3% 11 47.5% 6 25.7% 1
Ahuimanu 5,967 97.2% 12 40.9% 13 15.9% 14
Kaaawa 707 97.2% 13 38.0% 18 19.2% 7
Kaanapali 783 96.9% 14 49.7% 3 18.8% 9
Princeville 1,333 96.7% 15 43.4% 11 12.9% 19
Kalihiwai 631 96.5% 16 50.7% 2 21.2% 5
Wailua Homesteads 3,802 96.5% 17 30.7% 30 11.5% 22
Wailea-Makena 5,217 95.9% 18 45.4% 8 14.7% 16
Pupukea 2,895 95.8% 19 27.7% 41 7.9% 51
Mililani Town 18,960 95.4% 20 33.4% 26 9.6% 37
Kealakekua 1,391 95.3% 21 28.9% 35 5.0% 80
Hawaiian Acres 1,262 95.3% 22 27.1% 49 5.9% 70
Honaunau-Napoopoo 1,599 95.2% 23 19.5% 85 6.8% 62
Ewa Gentry 3,057 95.1% 24 33.4% 25 9.2% 39
Schofield Barracks 4,619 95.0% 25 22.8% 72 8.3% 48
Kailua (Honolulu County) 23,835 94.9% 26 42.6% 12 18.7% 10
Heeia 3,214 94.8% 27 37.8% 19 17.4% 12
Waikoloa Village 3,965 94.7% 28 34.4% 23 8.4% 46
Holualoa 6,105 94.3% 29 32.1% 27 8.3% 50
Maunaloa 158 94.3% 30 5.1% 130 2.5% 117
Kalaoa 6,008 94.2% 31 24.2% 67 7.7% 54
Mokuleia 1,483 94.1% 32 39.2% 17 12.8% 20
Volcano 1,834 93.7% 33 33.9% 24 13.5% 17
Kapalua 309 93.5% 34 44.0% 10 12.3% 21
Mountain View 1,920 93.4% 35 23.6% 69 5.5% 75
Haiku-Pauwela 5,492 93.4% 36 26.5% 53 11.2% 27
Makakilo City 9,919 93.3% 37 27.6% 42 8.9% 44
Hanalei 409 93.2% 38 22.5% 76 4.6% 84
Maunawili 3,443 92.7% 39 46.5% 7 22.4% 4
Waimalu 21,067 92.7% 40 35.0% 22 10.2% 34
Kahaluu 1,751 92.3% 41 29.4% 33 11.4% 24
Waipio 8,175 92.3% 42 24.5% 64 4.8% 81
Hawaiian Paradise Park 4,671 92.1% 43 19.9% 83 6.5% 66
Kahaluu-Keauhou 2,499 92.0% 44 39.5% 16 14.7% 15
Pukalani 5,802 91.7% 45 26.7% 51 8.5% 45
Halaula 346 91.6% 46 12.4% 115 2.6% 111
Kaneohe 23,057 91.5% 47 30.7% 29 9.6% 36
Wailua 1,881 91.4% 48 23.2% 70 7.1% 59
Paukaa 362 91.4% 49 37.0% 20 18.8% 8
Omao 981 91.3% 50 28.7% 36 10.8% 28
Pearl City 19,218 91.2% 51 22.5% 74 6.0% 69
Hawi 671 91.1% 52 14.6% 107 1.5% 124
Lawai 1,352 91.1% 53 30.5% 31 8.3% 47
Makaha Valley 713 91.0% 54 19.1% 86 9.0% 43
Kalaheo 2,655 91.0% 55 23.1% 71 7.3% 58
Waimea (Hawaii County) 5,688 90.8% 56 26.4% 57 10.5% 29
Hawaiian Ocean View 1,993 90.6% 57 28.2% 40 9.1% 41
Hawaiian Beaches 2,537 90.5% 58 13.4% 110 0.9% 128
Ainaloa 1,422 90.4% 59 14.5% 108 4.0% 94
Waimanalo Beach 2,894 90.4% 60 16.2% 99 7.1% 61
Nanawale Estates 790 90.4% 61 26.8% 50 6.7% 63
Wailuku 9,633 90.1% 62 27.3% 45 11.3% 26
Halawa 8,929 90.0% 63 23.9% 68 5.7% 74
Hauula 1,889 90.0% 64 28.3% 37 9.1% 42
Waikapu 913 89.8% 65 26.4% 56 6.7% 64
Kihei 13,479 89.8% 66 26.5% 54 6.4% 67
Napili-Honokowai 5,190 89.7% 67 30.1% 32 4.2% 90
Fern Acres 546 89.6% 68 25.8% 60 4.4% 87
Orchidlands Estates 1,380 89.4% 69 21.9% 77 10.2% 33
Kilauea 1,597 89.4% 70 24.4% 65 8.3% 49
Waikane 611 89.4% 71 18.7% 88 5.9% 72
Kapaau 742 89.4% 72 22.5% 75 5.9% 71
Haleiwa 1,443 89.3% 73 21.0% 80 4.7% 83
Hana 398 89.2% 74 8.5% 123 4.0% 92
Honalo 1,618 89.1% 75 27.3% 44 10.5% 30
Kukuihaele 265 89.1% 76 13.2% 112 3.4% 102
Village Park 6,185 88.9% 77 21.7% 78 2.8% 110
Hilo 31,955 88.8% 78 28.2% 38 9.4% 38
Waihee-Waiehu 5,062 88.8% 79 17.0% 95 5.8% 73
Makawao 4,116 88.8% 80 26.0% 59 7.8% 52
Kurtistown 691 88.7% 81 28.2% 39 4.8% 82
Aiea 6,169 88.7% 82 31.5% 28 11.3% 25
Honolulu 274,459 88.6% 83 35.3% 21 13.1% 18
Paia 1,798 88.5% 84 40.1% 14 10.3% 32
Waipio Acres 3,660 88.2% 85 17.4% 93 4.0% 93
Fern Forest 412 87.9% 86 18.7% 87 5.3% 77
Wainaku 1,152 87.5% 87 27.3% 47 11.5% 23
Waialua 2,642 87.4% 88 15.5% 103 4.4% 88
Kailua (Hawaii County) 9,207 87.2% 89 22.7% 73 4.4% 86
Anahola 1,278 87.2% 90 4.5% 131 1.0% 127
Naalehu 767 87.1% 91 8.5% 124 1.3% 125
Captain Cook 2,325 87.0% 92 24.8% 61 9.8% 35
Honokaa 1,751 86.9% 93 18.4% 89 3.2% 103
Hanapepe 1,505 86.8% 94 16.9% 96 1.5% 122
Kapaa 6,720 86.7% 95 20.5% 81 7.1% 60
Kualapuu 1,127 86.6% 96 16.8% 97 7.6% 55
Ewa Villages 3,480 86.4% 97 5.4% 128 3.2% 104
Eleele 1,366 86.4% 98 21.7% 79 3.1% 105
Papaikou 1,008 86.3% 99 13.4% 111 3.9% 97
Kaunakakai 1,661 86.0% 100 17.9% 92 2.9% 108
Waianae 6,895 85.5% 101 10.5% 120 1.9% 121
Punaluu 547 85.0% 102 27.2% 48 2.6% 116
Keaau 1,470 85.0% 103 18.2% 91 3.4% 101
Honomu 395 84.8% 104 26.6% 52 7.6% 56
Koloa 1,505 84.7% 105 17.3% 94 6.2% 68
Kekaha 2,095 84.5% 106 15.0% 104 2.6% 113
Eden Roc 396 84.3% 107 12.9% 113 3.8% 99
Makaha 4,180 84.1% 108 12.6% 114 4.6% 85
Lahaina 7,341 84.0% 109 14.6% 106 4.3% 89
Waimea (Kauai County) 1,084 83.9% 110 24.6% 62 2.6% 112
Kahuku 1,444 83.8% 111 20.4% 82 3.8% 98
Nanakuli 5,878 83.8% 112 5.4% 129 0.8% 131
Pepeekeo 1,191 83.4% 113 18.3% 90 1.1% 126
Wahiawa 10,622 83.1% 114 16.5% 98 2.9% 106
Lihue 4,559 83.0% 115 26.5% 55 6.6% 65
Hanamaulu 2,517 82.6% 116 12.1% 117 1.5% 123
Paauilo 395 82.5% 117 6.3% 126 2.0% 120
Lanai City 1,907 82.2% 118 19.7% 84 3.6% 100
Puhi 898 82.2% 119 14.9% 105 2.6% 115
Leilani Estates 892 82.0% 120 24.6% 63 7.4% 57
Maili 3,072 81.4% 121 6.0% 127 2.6% 114
Ewa Beach 9,132 80.9% 122 10.2% 121 2.3% 119
Waimanalo 2,117 79.3% 123 9.0% 122 2.3% 118
Pahala 827 79.0% 124 10.5% 119 4.0% 95
Kahului 15,183 78.5% 125 15.9% 102 4.0% 96
Whitmore Village 2,415 77.7% 126 12.3% 116 2.9% 109
Pahoa 567 77.4% 127 14.3% 109 4.1% 91
Waipahu 23,627 77.4% 128 16.0% 100 2.9% 107
Haliimaile 760 73.8% 129 15.9% 101 5.0% 78
Kaumakani 431 69.1% 130 7.2% 125 0.9% 129
Pakala Village 238 68.5% 131 11.3% 118 0.8% 130

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