Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: |  3.1% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Puako, HI
Puako compared to Hawaii state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Hawaii County Hawaii:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- No fuel used (60%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Puako
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.77%
| Here | | 39.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
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 |
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| Adherents | 55.6% | 11.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 14.3% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 8.4% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 32.1% |
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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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Puako:
- 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)
- KIPA (620 AM; 10 kW; NAALEHU, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
- KPUA (670 AM; 10 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KAIM (870 AM; 50 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
- 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.)
- 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 Puako:
- 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)
- KLEO (106.1 FM; KAHALUU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
- KWYI (106.9 FM; KAWAIHAE, HI; Owner: COLIN H. NAITO)
- KKUA (90.7 FM; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KNUQ (103.7 FM; PAAUILO, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT II,)
- K220HA (91.9 FM; KIHEI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K210CM (89.9 FM; KIHEI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KJMD (98.3 FM; PUKALANI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP,INC.)
- KLHI-FM (101.1 FM; LAHAINA, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KNUI-FM (99.9 FM; KAHULUI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KONI (104.7 FM; LANAI CITY, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII PUBLISHING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Puako:
- KLEI (Channel 6; KAILUA KONA, HI; Owner: AINA'E CO., LTD)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- KWH, Hwy 19, Type: Building, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQIB344
Assigned Frequencies : 19460.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2007, Expiration Date: 12/18/2017, Certifier: Jim Cook
Registrant: Pacific Lightnet, Inc., 1132 Bishop Street Suite 800, Honolulu, HI 96813, Phone: (808) 791-1000, Fax: (808) 791-3119, Email:
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