Table 1

Demographics of Hawaii Compacts of Free Association (COFA) population

All agesUnder 2020–3435–49Over 50
COFAOtherCOFAOtherCOFAOtherCOFAOtherCOFAOther
Age25.3 (18.5)40.1 (23.6)8.63 (5.25)9.23 (5.70)27.7 (3.89)27.1 (4.26)40.7 (4.39)41.8 (4.35)60.5 (10.1)65.7 (11.0)
Male0.47 (0.50)0.50 (0.50)0.49 (0.50)0.52 (0.50)0.43 (0.50)0.54 (0.50)0.52 (0.50)0.51 (0.50)0.42 (0.50)0.47 (0.50)
Income (in thousands)17.4 (23.8)43.9 (54.9)2.10 (6.80)3.62 (8.85)17.8 (21.4)31.7 (31.5)24.4 (26.9)55.0 (58.2)14.0 (24.7)51.0 (62.8)
N89870 50241315 24020112 97617012 60411429 682
  • Source: Authors’ calculations from the 2015 to 2019 American Community Surveys. COFA migrants identified using the Census Bureau definition. Income is reported in thousands of 2019 US$ and is only available for those aged 15 and older. Table reports means and standard deviations in brackets.