Puako, Hawaii

Back to Puako, HI housing info, Hawaii County, Hawaii, HI smaller cities, HI small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Hawaii County Population in July 2007: 498. Males: 260   (52.2%) Females: 238   (47.8%) Median resident age:   48.1 years Hawaii median age:   36.2 years Zip codes: 96738. Estimated median household income in 2007: $89,472 (it was $60,250 in 2000) Puako:   $89,472 Hawaii:   $63,746 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $90,588 Puako:   $90,588 Hawaii:   $28,287 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,067,042 (it was $442,300 in 2000) Puako:   $1,067,042 Hawaii:   $555,400 Puako, HI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Barela Sculpture Races in Puako: White Non-Hispanic (70.6%) Two or more races (12.6%) Japanese (7.0%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (4.4%) Hispanic (3.3%) Chinese (1.6%) Filipino (1.4%) Other Asian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Puako: 123.5 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Puako, Hawaii on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Puako is mentioned 35 times on our forum: Aloha from Puako!  (4 replies) Transfer to Big Island Help  (34 replies) Hawaii Picture Thread ...post pictures only  (189 replies) Waikoloa vs Kona what's your pick  (13 replies) Favorite destinations in Hawaii  (13 replies) What Hawaiian Island would you live on?  (26 replies) Latest news from Puako, HI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: English (22.1%), German (14.5%), Irish (10.5%), French (5.1%), Scottish (5.1%), Italian (3.3%). Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone Elevation: 5 feet Land area: 10.3 square miles. Population density: 48 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Puako, Hawaii

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Puako-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 574% 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 63.5 miles away from Puako 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 15.4 miles away from the city center
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 9.5 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 46.7 miles away from Puako center, causing $6,000,000 total damage
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 49.2 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 58.8 miles away from Puako 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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Notable locations in Puako: Puu Anahulu Homesteads (A), Papakonani Boat Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Puako: Hokuloa Church * (A). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: Kuualii Fishpond (A), Hopeaia Fishpond (B), Waipuhi Fishpond (C), Kahapapa Fishpond (D), Keanapou Fishpond (E), Manoku Fishpond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Waialea Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.0 people
Hawaii:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	54.9%
Whole state:	71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Puako, HI

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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%

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%

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)

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