44 residents are foreign born (7.1% Asia, 1.8% Europe).
This place:
8.9%
Hawaii:
17.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $817 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $500 (0.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI (206.4 miles , pop. 371,657).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2454.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Paukaa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 722% 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 22.1 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 58.7 miles away from Paukaa center On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 29.0 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 58.4 miles away from the city 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 12.8 miles away from Paukaa 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 24.4 miles away from the city center, destroying 5 buildings Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hawaii County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Flood: 1, High Surf: 1, Mudslide: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Paukaa:
HILO MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; HILO, HI)
NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 44 miles away; KAMUELA, HI)
KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 59 miles away; KEALAKEKUA, HI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paukaa:
University of Hawaii at Hilo (about 5 miles; Hilo, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,180)
Kapiolani Community College (about 204 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 3,151)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 206 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 14,726)
Hawaii Pacific University (about 209 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 4,471)
Leeward Community College (about 218 miles; Pearl City, HI; FT enrollment: 3,228)
Brigham Young University-Hawaii (about 225 miles; Laie, HI; FT enrollment: 2,381)
Skyline College (about 2316 miles; San Bruno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,853)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.3. This is better than average.
City:
25.3
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.55. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.55
U.S.:
2.43
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.77. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.77
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.3%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 67.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 3.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
Hawaii:
1.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
62.6%
Whole state:
18.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.6%
Whole state:
5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Paukaa (based on Hawaii County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.77%
Here
39.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
United Church of Christ
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents
55.6%
11.5%
5.3%
5.0%
3.9%
Congregations
14.3%
8.9%
11.3%
13.1%
4.8%
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Presbyterian Church (USA)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
3.8%
2.7%
2.1%
1.7%
8.4%
Congregations
7.1%
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.
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
This county:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
Hawaii 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
Here:
8.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.1%
Hawaii:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Hawaii County:
21.2%
Hawaii:
20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.3%
State:
9.2%
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:
KOIW-LP (Channel 16; MT. VIEW, HI; Owner: esi BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K04FE (Channel 4; HILO, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2 Total length: 21 meters (69ft) Total costs: $2,870,000 Total average daily traffic: 32,020 Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 44,850
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