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Population (year 2000): 2,231
Males: 1,199  (53.7%)
Females: 1,032  (46.3%)

Hawaii County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Hawaii median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 96785.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,900 (it was $35,977 in 2000)
Volcano  $43,900
Hawaii:  $58,112

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $254,600 (it was $118,600 in 2000)
Volcano  $254,600
Hawaii:  $453,600

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Races in Volcano:

  • White Non-Hispanic (46.3%)
  • Two or more races (26.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (12.2%)
  • Hispanic (9.3%)
  • Japanese (6.1%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Filipino (2.1%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (8.3%), German (8.1%), Portuguese (7.2%), Irish (6.2%), Scottish (3.3%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 3723 feet

Land area: 56.7 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Volcano

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Volcano CDP

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

80 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This place:  3.6%
Hawaii:  17.5%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Volcano, Hawaii in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Volcano to the number of sex offenders is 2231 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Volcano:  0.2% ($214)
Hawaii:  0.3% ($765)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI (219.6 miles , pop. 371,657).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2727.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Fern Forest, HI (7.4 miles ), Mountain View, HI (9.0 miles ), Eden Roc, HI (9.5 miles ), Fern Acres, HI (10.9 miles ), Hawaiian Acres, HI (14.1 miles ), Kurtistown, HI (15.0 miles ), Orchidlands Estates, HI (17.1 miles ), Ainaloa, HI (17.4 miles ).

Latitude: 19.45 N, Longitude: 155.24 W


211 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

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Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Life and physical scientists (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Life and physical scientists (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Volcano:
  • HILO MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; HILO, HI)
  • KAU HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PAHALA, HI)
  • KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; KEALAKEKUA, HI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Volcano:
  • HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; HILO, HI; ID: ITO)
  • KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 59 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; ID: KOA)
  • KAHULUI (about 128 miles; KAHULUI, HI; ID: OGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Volcano:
  • WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 49 miles; KAMUELA, HI; ID: MUE)
  • UPOLU (about 70 miles; HAWI, HI; ID: UPP)
  • HANA (about 106 miles; HANA, HI; ID: HNM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Volcano:
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 9 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 218 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 4,131)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 223 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 232 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 237 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 242 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GUAM (about 833 miles; MANGILAO, GU; FT enrollment: 2,802)
Public elementary/middle school in Volcano:

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Notable location: Keauhou Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Volcano Art Center (Museums; PO Box 104 Hawaii National Park) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Lodge at Volcano (Po Box 998) (1), Aloha Lava Lodge Accommodations (19-3996 Kilauea Road) (2), Volcano Inn (Po Box 963) (3), Volcano Vacation Homes (Po Box 998) (4), Volcano Bed & Breakfast (Po Box 998) (5), Winslow Enterprises (Po Box 1120) (6), Hale OHIA Cottages (Po Box 758) (7), Volcano Lava Lodge Accomodations (PO Box 28) (8), Inn At Volcano (PO Box 998) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Hawaii:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  55.6%
Whole state:  71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.3%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Volcano compared to Hawaii state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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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%

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 Volcano:
  • KPUA (670 AM; 10 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KIPA (620 AM; 10 kW; NAALEHU, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • 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 Volcano:
  • KKOA (107.7 FM; VOLCANO, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KAGB (99.1 FM; WAIMEA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KNUQ (103.7 FM; PAAUILO, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT II,)
  • 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)
  • KWYI (106.9 FM; KAWAIHAE, HI; Owner: COLIN H. NAITO)
  • KANO (91.1 FM; HILO, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Volcano:
  • KOIW-LP (Channel 16; MT. VIEW, HI; Owner: esi BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGMD-TV (Channel 9; HILO, HI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K56BD (Channel 56; KILAUEA MILTARY CAMP, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)

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