These visualizations are provided to understand what household incomes look like in Hawaii in comparison to the United States. In order to analyze incomes, I provide a map that shows estimated median household incomes from the American Community Survey for 2017. Along with the map, The map includes the entire United States (including the District of Columbia). From my experience of living in Hawaii for 18 years of my life, I experienced the importance that intergenerational households has on the culture of Hawaii. In order to provide a different aspect of income, I also provide side-by-side circles graph of median household incomes with different types of attributes dependent on household type. These graphs also provide a couple other states that have some of the highest rent prices in the United States for extra context and comparison.
Map - The following map is encoded with the same data from the American Community Survey which contains the median household income 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. Side-by-Side Circles - The following side-by-side circle graphs are encoded with data from the American Community Survey which highlights the varying median household incomes in Hawaii and the United States of America in 2017 based upon household type. The graphs contain information from Hawaii and United States, but they also contain information for California, Maryland, New York, and Washington, states that have some of the highest estimated median rents in the United States. The graphs are interactive with details-on-demand tooltips and brushing capabilities. Takeaways - As we can see, Hawaii has one of the highest estimated median incomes of all the states. This seems to be expected as the Housing section displayed Hawaii as a state with one of the highest rent and housing prices meaning there must be some sort of income to support residents living within these homes. Looking at the side-by-side circle graphs, everything on the bottom graph seem to be stable but the graph on top shows a very interesting trend. As the number of family members increase, all states and the United States seem to stay stagnant, but the median household income in Hawaii increases. In the 7-or-more person families households, there is a 40,000 gap between the Hawaii median household income and the next highest median income, Maryland. From my earlier speculation in the overview above, I presented my experience of strong intergenerational household culture in Hawaii and the statistics here suggest that it might be true. This correlation of rising household income with increasing family size seems to have a connection as family members all work in order to contribute to supporting the entire family household.