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Population in July 2007: 877.
Males: 455  (52.0%)
Females: 422  (48.0%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Hawaii median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 96771.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,407 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Fern Acres:  $46,407
Hawaii:  $63,746

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,847
Fern Acres:  $16,847
Hawaii:  $28,287

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,018 (it was $65,500 in 2000)
Fern Acres:  $158,018
Hawaii:  $555,400

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Races in Fern Acres:

  • White Non-Hispanic (39.4%)
  • Two or more races (31.7%)
  • Hispanic (14.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (12.8%)
  • American Indian (6.3%)
  • Japanese (3.3%)
  • Filipino (2.9%)
  • Other Asian (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fern Acres: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Portuguese (11.6%), Italian (9.4%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.7%), German (5.8%), French Canadian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Land area: 6.27 square miles.

Population density: 140 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fern Acres

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fern Acres CDP

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 2.2%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

20 residents are foreign born (2.6% Asia).

This place:  2.6%
Hawaii:  17.5%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fern Acres:  0.3% ($199)
Hawaii:  0.3% ($765)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI (216.6 miles , pop. 371,657).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2463.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Eden Roc, HI (1.3 miles ), Hawaiian Acres, HI (1.8 miles ), Fern Forest, HI (1.9 miles ), Mountain View, HI (2.0 miles ), Kurtistown, HI (2.4 miles ), Orchidlands Estates, HI (2.5 miles ), Ainaloa, HI (2.5 miles ), Keaau, HI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 19.51 N, Longitude: 155.09 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Real estate and rental and leasing (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Repair and maintenance (16%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Book stores and news dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (26%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (19%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (22%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)



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Average climate in Fern Acres, Hawaii

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Fern Acres-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 908% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/29/1975 at 14:47:40, a magnitude 7.2 (6.0 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 UK, 7.2 MS, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 5.5 miles away from Fern Acres center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths)
On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from the city center, causing $6,000,000 total damage
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 24.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from Fern Acres center
On 4/26/1973 at 20:26:28, a magnitude 6.3 (6.0 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 UK, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 30.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1989 at 03:27:03, a magnitude 6.2 (5.8 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MD) earthquake occurred 7.6 miles away from Fern Acres center, destroying 5 buildings
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fern Acres:
  • HILO MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; HILO, HI)
  • KAU HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; PAHALA, HI)
  • HALE HO'OLA HAMAKUA (about 48 miles; HONOKAA, HI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fern Acres:
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 12 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 215 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 4,131)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 220 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 228 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 233 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 238 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GUAM (about 802 miles; MANGILAO, GU; FT enrollment: 2,802)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Hawaii:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.2%
Whole state:  71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.1%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.4%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fern Acres, HI



Fern Acres compared to Hawaii state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hawaii County Hawaii:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • No fuel used (62%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Fern Acres

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents55.6%11.5%5.3%5.0%3.9%
Congregations14.3%8.9%11.3%13.1%4.8%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.8%2.7%2.1%1.7%8.4%
Congregations7.1%2.4%1.8%4.2%32.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Hawaii average:  6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($716 average AGI)
Hawaii County:  0.17%
Hawaii average:  0.70%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Honolulu County, HI  1.22% ($36,483 average AGI)
from Maui County, HI  0.32% ($36,386)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.25% ($51,293)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,691 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.72%
Hawaii average:  5.89%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($769 average AGI)
Hawaii County:  0.13%
Hawaii average:  0.33%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Honolulu County, HI  0.98% ($31,041 average AGI)
to Maui County, HI  0.22% ($37,416)
to Clark County, NV  0.18% ($31,330)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fern Acres:
  • KPUA (670 AM; 10 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KHLO (850 AM; 5 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KHBC (1060 AM; 5 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: HILO BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KIPA (620 AM; 10 kW; NAALEHU, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KKON (790 AM; 5 kW; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
  • KUAU (1570 AM; 50 kW; HAIKU, HI; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD-KAHULUI, MAUI)
  • KAIM (870 AM; 50 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KMVI (550 AM; 5 kW; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP,INC.)
  • KNUI (900 AM; 5 kW; KAHULUI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KORL (690 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: NEW WAVE BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KAOI (1110 AM; 5 kW; KIHEI, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
  • KGU (760 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHNR (650 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fern Acres:
  • KKOA (107.7 FM; VOLCANO, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNUQ (103.7 FM; PAAUILO, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT II,)
  • KANO (91.1 FM; HILO, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KAGB (99.1 FM; WAIMEA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KLEO (106.1 FM; KAHALUU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLUA (93.9 FM; KAILUA KONA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KAOY (101.5 FM; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
  • KCIF (90.3 FM; HILO, HI; Owner: HILO CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KKOA-FM1 (107.7 FM; HILO, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Fern Acres:
  • KOIW-LP (Channel 16; MT. VIEW, HI; Owner: esi BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGMD-TV (Channel 9; HILO, HI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KWHH (Channel 14; HILO, HI; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KHAW-TV (Channel 11; HILO, HI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KHBC-TV (Channel 2; HILO, HI; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • KHVO (Channel 13; HILO, HI; Owner: KITV HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • K45CT (Channel 45; HILO, HI; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)

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