Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,762
| This zip code: | $34,762 | | Hawaii: | $63,746 |
Nearest zip codes: 96760, 96749, 96771, 96720, 96785, 96718.
Housing units in zip code 96778 with a mortgage: 1,365 (146 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 940
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $910
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $272
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 21.7% | | Whole state: | 8.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 5.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 3.4 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 96778: Kukii Heiau (A), Ka‘ü Desert Trailhead (B), Old Hawaiian Canoe Sheds (C), Keanakäko‘i Overlook (D), Kü‘ë‘ë Ruins (E), Keauhou Shelter (F), Kumakaula Heiau (G), Moa Heiau (H), Kekaloa Heiau (I), Ka‘aha Shelter (J), Kaneeleele Heiau (K), Niukukahi Heiau (L), Kïpuka Kahäli‘i Overlook (M), Kïpukanënë (N), Kamoamoa (O), Mahinaakaka Heiau (P), Southwest Rift Overlook (Q), Waha‘ula Heiau (R), Waiaka Heiau (S), Pepeiao Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Waiopae (A), Green Lake (B), Waiakolea Pond (C), Waikupanaha Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 96778 include: Lava Tree State Monument (1), Wai ‘Opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District (2), MacKenzie State Recreation Area (3), Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (4), Kaimu Park (5), Harry K Brown Park (6), Kalapana State Wayside Park (7), Punaluu Beach Park (8), Nanawale Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Punalu‘u Beach (A), Kehena Beach (B), Kahonua (C), Keone‘ele‘ele (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Pahoa Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 260
- 1995 to 1998: 479
- 1990 to 1994: 857
- 1980 to 1989: 1,191
- 1970 to 1979: 1,180
- 1960 to 1969: 290
- 1950 to 1959: 102
- 1940 to 1949: 37
- 1939 or earlier: 103
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pahoa, HI (96778): |
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- no bedroom: 263
- 1 bedrooms: 338
- 2 bedrooms: 754
- 3 bedrooms: 1,103
- 4 bedrooms: 87
- 5 or more bedrooms: 46
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 79
- 1 bedrooms: 197
- 2 bedrooms: 447
- 3 bedrooms: 426
- 4 bedrooms: 41
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 96778 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 93
- 1 vehicle: 1,072
- 2 vehicles: 1,011
- 3 vehicles: 266
- 4 vehicles: 124
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 131
- 1 vehicle: 697
- 2 vehicles: 304
- 3 vehicles: 42
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 96778:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $10,000 to $14,999: 5
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 8
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 38
- $50,000 to $59,999: 52
- $60,000 to $69,999: 40
- $70,000 to $79,999: 42
- $80,000 to $89,999: 37
- $90,000 to $99,999: 53
- $100,000 to $124,999: 187
- $125,000 to $149,999: 254
- $150,000 to $174,999: 388
- $175,000 to $199,999: 452
- $200,000 to $249,999: 436
- $250,000 to $299,999: 256
- $300,000 to $399,999: 240
- $400,000 to $499,999: 77
- $500,000 to $749,999: 66
- $750,000 to $999,999: 29
- $1,000,000 or more: 48
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 96778:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 19
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 23
- $350 to $399: 21
- $400 to $449: 83
- $450 to $499: 52
- $500 to $549: 66
- $550 to $599: 67
- $600 to $649: 17
- $650 to $699: 19
- $700 to $749: 6
- $800 to $899: 8
- $900 to $999: 15
- $1,000 to $1,249: 6
- No cash rent: 110
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $179,786.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,796
- Black or African American householders: $53,022
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $202,287
- Asian householders: $202,287
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $188,697
- Some other race householders: $175,776
- Two or more races householders: $180,009
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $178,449
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $213,589 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| 96778: | $213,589 | | Hawaii: | $555,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $185,884 - $432,554
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $220,041| Here: | $220,041 | | State: | $640,228 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $105,871| Here: | $105,871 | | State: | $574,868 |
In 2-unit structures: $203,196| Here: | $203,196 | | State: | $633,990 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,349| Here: | $199,349 | | State: | $399,857 |
Mobile homes: $28,523| Here: | $28,523 | | State: | $206,277 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $139,048 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,206
- One, attached: 54
- Two: 76
- 3 or 4: 55
- 20 to 49: 12
- 50 or more: 12
- Mobile homes: 45
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,368 (66%)
- Carpooled: 865 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 57 (2%)
- Other means: 17 (0%)
- Worked at home: 262 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 73
- 5 to 9 minutes: 185
- 10 to 14 minutes: 300
- 15 to 19 minutes: 390
- 20 to 24 minutes: 274
- 25 to 29 minutes: 208
- 30 to 34 minutes: 778
- 35 to 39 minutes: 139
- 40 to 44 minutes: 213
- 45 to 59 minutes: 494
- 60 to 89 minutes: 121
- 90 or more minutes: 153
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Neighborhoods in zip code 96778:
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,634
- In family households: 8,996 (1,766 male householders, 790 female householders)
1,689 spouses, 3,445 children (3,239 natural, 106 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 387 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 289 other relatives, 405 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,638 (687 male householders (502 living alone)), 549 female householders (449 living alone)), 402 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 922 2-persons, 585 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 270 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 951 1-person, 226 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 16 5-persons.
1,608 married couples with children.
1,027 single-parent households (249 men, 778 women).
82.5% of residents of 96778 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 14% well, 15% not well, 4% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% well).
15.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% very well, 27% well, 18% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,055 (9.9%)
(60.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 9.9% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (70%)
- Germany (6%)
- Micronesia (5%)
- Japan (4%)
- Jamaica (3%)
- Canada (2%)
- Polynesia (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 145
- 1990 to 1994: 223
- 1985 to 1989: 101
- 1980 to 1984: 126
- 1975 to 1979: 124
- 1970 to 1974: 95
- 1970 to 1974: 58
- 1965 to 1969: 183
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White population: 3,879
Black population: 89
American Indian population: 75
Asian population: 1,778
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1,428
Some other race population: 142
Two or more races population: 3,262

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 5724 |
|  German: 656 |
|  Portuguese: 580 |
|  English: 416 |
|  Irish: 344 |
|  Italian: 284 |
|  French (except Basque): 134 |
|  Scottish: 126 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 109 |
|  European: 105 |
|  Polish: 93 |
|  Russian: 73 |
|  United States or American: 54 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 41 |
|  French Canadian: 40 |
|  Swiss: 34 |
|  Swedish: 33 |
|  Belgian: 29 |
|  African: 27 |
|  Dutch: 25 |
|  Norwegian: 23 |
|  British: 21 |
|  Canadian: 19 |
|  Slovene: 18 |
|  Danish: 17 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15 |
|  Jamaican: 15 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 14 |
|  Greek: 13 |
|  Serbian: 11 |
|  Arab:: 10 |
|  Lebanese: 10 |
|  Austrian: 10 |
|  Basque: 10 |
|  Ukrainian: 9 |
|  Finnish: 8 |
|  Armenian: 8 |
|  Yugoslavian: 8 |
|  Northern European: 7 |
|  New Zealander: 6 |
|  Czech: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (15-3030 PUNA ROAD in PAHOA, HI)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-381
Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PAHOA HIGH & INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (15-3038 PUNA ROAD in PAHOA, HI)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-383
Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE (14-3860 KAPOHO PAHOA ROAD in PAHOA, HI)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
STATE MASTER (HEER-FRS)
STATE MASTER (Hawaii environmental compliance and hazardous materials tracking)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE, A HI PARTNERSHI (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HAWAII ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES PCS (15-2874 PAHOA VILLAGE ROAD, UN in PAHOA, HI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-561
Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KEONEPOKO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (15-540 KANAKAI BOULEVARD in PAHOA, HI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-391
Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KUA 'O KA LA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (HIGHWAY 137 AT MILE MARKER 10 in PAHOA, HI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-557
Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PAHOA GAS & COMPANY (15-2813 GOVERNMENT ROAD in PAHOA, HI)
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (Hawaii Underground Storage Tank Program)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-1997-0135, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Alternative names: PAHOA GAS & GO
- ISAAC HALE PARK EXP & IMPROVE (AT/NEAR INTER OF HWY 137 in PAHOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
Organizations: DPR, COUNTY OF HAWAII (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HAWAII, COUNTY OF
- KALAPANA ROAD REALIGNMENT, (KALAPANA ROAD in PAHOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- OGASAWARA SERVICE STATION (EWA MAHIKO DISTRICT PARK in PAHOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: SITE IMPROVEMENTS
- PAHOA FIRE STATION (PAHOA FIRE STATION in PAHOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- PAHOA MARKETPLACE, LLC (55-220 KULANUI ST #I959 in PAHOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: BYU HAWAII CAMPUS CHAPEL
- KEONEPOKO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (15-890 KAHAKAI BLVD in PAHOA, HI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $0
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- No fuel used (63%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Solar energy (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6189
- Northeast: 597
- Midwest: 650
- South: 458
- West: 1420
60% of the 96778 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Hawaii.
Population in 1990: 6,702. Population change in the 1990s: +3,951 (+59.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103
| Here: | 7.0% | | Hawaii: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
| Here: | 4.0% | | Hawaii: | 17.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 4.2% | | Hawaii: | 23.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- KNITEC (13-3545 MAILE ST in PAHOA, HI; small business)
$32,100 with Navy for ADP Supplies. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2004-12-13. Completion date: 2004-12-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
2 people in other group homes
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