Fun Fact: Hawaii’s Wealthiest Neighborhoods Are All on Oahu

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All 39 Census tracts with median household incomes of $100,000 or more are located on Oahu. Waialae Iki has the highest income at $157,991.

That’s in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars; the data is based on a survey over a 5-year period.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey 5-year dataset released on Dec. 17, 2013; compiled by DBEDT’s Analysis Division.

—Chad Blair

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