These visualizations are provided to understand what the housing market and household incomes look like in Hawaii in comparison to the United States. In order to analyze the housing market, I provide two pie chart comparison graphs that show estimated monthly rent costs and overall housing values from the American Community Survey for 2017. Along with these pie charts, I included maps of the entire United States (including the District of Columbia) that display median monthly rent cost and median house values for all 50 states. These maps are provided to give even greater context and comparison for Hawaii and the United States.
Map - The following map is encoded with the same data from the American Community Survey which contains the median monthly cost of rent for each state in the United States (including the District of Columbia). The map is interactive with a details-on-demand tooltip and zooming capabilities. Pie Graphs - The following pie graphs are encoded with data from the American Community Survey which highlight the estimated cost of rent within Hawaii and the United States of America in 2017. These pie graphs are sliced by specific ranges of rent that you can hover over for details-on-demand interactivity. The size of these pie slices are determined and adjusted based on the percent of the population that fall under that rent range. Takeaways - As we can see, there is a larger percentage of estimated population in Hawaii that fall under the higher range of rent cost. Nearly half of the estimated population in Hawaii fall under the $1,500 mark or more whereas the United States population doesn't seem to even have a quarter of their population that falls under those marks. Additionally, the map shows us that Hawaii has the largest state median for cost of rent (D.C. has the greatest median but is not a state). One could argue that Hawaii has a much smaller population and area, but there are also parts of the Big Island and Islands aside from Oahu which are rural and light on tourists. Overall, this high price of rent supports and suggests that cost of living in Hawaii is very high.
Map - The following map is encoded with the same data from the American Community Survey which contains the median house value for each state in the United States (including the District of Columbia). The map is interactive with a details-on-demand tooltip and zooming capabilities. Pie Graphs - The following pie graphs are encoded with data from the American Community Survey which highlight the estimated values of houses within Hawaii and the United States of America in 2017. These pie graphs are sliced by specific ranges of housing values that you can hover over for details-on-demand interactivity. The size of these pie slices are determined and adjusted based on the percent of housing that fall under that value range. Takeaways - As we can see, there is a larger percentage of estimated housing in Hawaii that fall under the higher range of value. Nearly 3/4ths of the estimated housing in Hawaii fall under the $300,000 mark or more range whereas the United States population barely has a quarter of their housing that falls under those marks. Additionally, the map shows us that Hawaii has the largest state median for house value (D.C. has the greatest median but is not a state). Overall, these high home values support and suggest that cost of living in Hawaii is very high due to the cost of purchasing/renting a home.