Paauhau-Paauilo, Hawaii
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| Males: 1,311 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 1,259 |  (49.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.3 years |
| Hawaii median age: | 36.2 years |
Zip code: 96776
| Paauhau-Paauilo: | $66,431 |
| HI: | $92,458 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,709 (it was $16,310 in 2000)
Paauhau-Paauilo CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $464,256 (it was $134,700 in 2000)
| Paauhau-Paauilo: | $464,256 |
| HI: | $820,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $595,903; detached houses: $598,158; townhouses or other attached units: $648,474; in 2-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $549,649; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $517,976; mobile homes: $220,909; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $401,772
Paauhau-Paauilo, HI residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paauhau-Paauilo, HI
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- 67130.3%White alone
- 59526.9%Two or more races
- 58526.4%Asian alone
- 24911.3%Hispanic
- 1054.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 60.3%American Indian alone
- 20.09%Other race alone
Races in Paauhau-Paauilo detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone
Land area: 463.4 square miles.
Population density: 5.5 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Paauhau-Paauilo CCD: | 0.1% ($199) |
| Hawaii: | 0.3% ($765) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI 
(181.3 miles , pop. 371,657).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2461.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Paauilo, HI (1.5 miles ),
), Kukuihaele, HI (3.7 miles ),
), Wailea, HI (4.4 miles ),
), Latitude: 20.01 N, Longitude: 155.39 W
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Hawaii: | 2.9% |
- Accommodation & food services (23.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.5%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Construction (6.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (18.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.5%)
- Construction (12.5%)
- Health care (11.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.7%)
- Public administration (5.5%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (3.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (28.2%)
- Educational services (13.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.3%)
- Finance & insurance (8.9%)
- Health care (6.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Carpenters (5.1%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.3%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.3%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
Average climate in Paauhau-Paauilo, Hawaii
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Paauhau-Paauilo-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 2485% 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 45.3 miles away from the city 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 43.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2018 at 22:32:54, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 MW, Depth: 3.6 mi) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from Paauhau-Paauilo center
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.7 MD, Depth: 23.7 mi) earthquake occurred 36.7 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 39.9 miles away from Paauhau-Paauilo 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) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hawaii County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Earthquakes: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Volcanic Eruptions: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Lava Flows: 2, High Surf: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paauhau-Paauilo:
- University of Hawaii at Hilo (about 30 miles; Hilo, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- Hawaii Community College (about 30 miles; Hilo, HI; FT enrollment: 2,137)
- University of Hawaii Maui College (about 94 miles; Kahului, HI; FT enrollment: 2,492)
- Kapiolani Community College (about 179 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,069)
- Chaminade University of Honolulu (about 180 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 2,610)
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 181 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 16,461)
- Hawaii Pacific University (about 184 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,506)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Paauhau-Paauilo: Waikamakapo (A), Kilohana Girl Scout Camp (B), Makahalau Pump Station (C), Pu‘u‘io Pump Station (D), Puu Kikoni Pump Station (E), Mauna Loa Observatory (F), Pōhakuloa Ranger Station (G), Pōhakuloa Camp (H), Mauna Kea Observatories (I), ‘Iolehaehae Camp (J), Pu‘uloa Number Three Camp (K), Pu‘uloa Number Two Camp (L), Akasaki Camp (M), Paauilo Volunteer Fire Station 8A (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Kalopa Catholic Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Lake Waiau (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Paauhau-Paauilo include: Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (1), Pōhakuloa Game Management Area (2), Kalopa State Recreation Area (3), Ka‘ohe Game Management Area (4), Mauna Kea State Park (5), Paauilo Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people |
| Hawaii: | 2.9 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 74.1% |
| Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This place: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This place: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
For population 15 years and over in Paauhau-Paauilo:
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Paauhau-Paauilo:
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.4 |
| Hawaii average: | 12.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Paauhau-Paauilo, HI (based on Hawaii County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 38,701 | 88 |
| Catholic | 30,616 | 22 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,302 | 120 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,882 | 43 |
| Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
| None | 93,553 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 36
| Hawaii County: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Hawaii: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
| This county: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| Hawaii: | 1.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
| Hawaii County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 143
| Hawaii County: | 8.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.00 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hawaii County: | 7.1% |
| Hawaii: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hawaii County: | 21.2% |
| State: | 20.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Hawaii County: | 10.3% |
| Hawaii: | 9.2% |
5.92% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($88,163 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.92% |
| Hawaii average: | 4.91% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
Hawaii County: 0.03% Hawaii average: 0.19%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Honolulu County, HI |  0.90% ($57,293 average AGI) |
| from Maui County, HI | 0.23% ($44,764) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.22% ($94,239) |
4.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,837 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.50% |
| Hawaii average: | 5.53% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($272 average AGI)
Hawaii County: 0.03% Hawaii average: 0.15%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Honolulu County, HI | 0.60% ($43,607 average AGI) |
| to Clark County, NV | 0.21% ($48,939) |
| to Maui County, HI | 0.16% ($40,151) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Paauhau-Paauilo:
- KIPA (620 AM; 10 kW; NAALEHU, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- KKON (790 AM; 5 kW; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
- KMVI (550 AM; 5 kW; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP,INC.)
- KNUI (900 AM; 5 kW; KAHULUI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAOI (1110 AM; 5 kW; KIHEI, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
- KORL (690 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: NEW WAVE BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- 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 Paauhau-Paauilo:
- KNUQ (103.7 FM; PAAUILO, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT II,)
- KAGB (99.1 FM; WAIMEA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
- KLUA (93.9 FM; KAILUA KONA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
- KAOY (101.5 FM; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
- KWYI (106.9 FM; KAWAIHAE, HI; Owner: COLIN H. NAITO)
- KLEO (106.1 FM; KAHALUU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
- KKUA (90.7 FM; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLEO-FM1 (106.1 FM; HONOKAA, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.6%Electricity
- 32.5%No fuel used
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.1%Wood
- 1.4%Solar energy
- 0.2%Utility gas
- 55.7%Electricity
- 29.7%No fuel used
- 10.8%Wood
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Paauhau-Paauilo compared to Hawaii state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Paauhau-Paauilo on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 larger cities with the lowest real estate taxes percentage (population 50,000+)"
- #30 (96776) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Portuguese first ancestries"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"