1990

Population growth

2000

Amongall Utahns

Among mixed-racePolynesian descent

1999, in inflation-adjusted dollars 2010, in inflation-adjusted dollars

2010

Household profiles

Household income gap

7,67515,145

24,554

Up 97.3%Up 62.1%

Up 72.1%

21,367

36,777Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanderdescent only

NATIONALITY OF ORIGIN, 2010 TOP UTAH CITIES PER CAPITA, 2011

Native Hawaiianor Pacific Islandermixed-racedescent

Averagefamilysize

Percent ofhouseholds withpersons under18 years old

Percent ofhouseholds thatare occupiedby owner

Samoan 33.6%

All other 20.4%

Native Hawaiian 7.8%

WestValleyCity

Kearns Taylorsville SaltLakeCity

Magna

AmongallUtahns

Among mixed-race Polynesiandescent

3.56 persons 4.86 persons

Tongan 38.3%

4.3%3.1% 2.7% 2.7% 2.5%

43.3% 66.9%

70.4% 48.3%

Amongall Utahns

Among mixed-racePolynesian descent

Education attainment

Graduatedfrom highschool

Bachelor’sdegree orhigher

87.7% 90.6%78.7%

89.6%

26.1% 29.2%14.8% 15.6%

2000 2008-10 2000 2008-10

$45,726

$42,432

GAP

$55,764

$48,228

Source: Salt Lake Tribune analysis of U.S. Census Bureau dataComputer assisted reporting by Tony Semerad, graphic by Todd Adams |

The Salt Lake Tribune

GAP $3,294 less than general population GAP $7,536 less than

general population

By the numbers Polynesians in UtahThe number of Utahns who identify themselves as being of Polynesian descent, or who are of mixed race including Pacific Islander or native Hawaiian, grew rapidly over the 20 years between the 1990 and 2010 U.S. censuses. A contributing factor could be the average family size of Polyne-sian families — 4.86 people in 2010, which is about 37 percent larger than Utah families in general.