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Hilo, HI (Hawaii) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $491,683 (it was $152,900 in 2000)
Hilo:

$491,683
Hawaii:

$820,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $343,090 - $666,267

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $488,547
Here:

$488,547
State:

$1,035,348

Townhouses or other attached units: $516,710
Here:

$516,710
State:

$976,474

In 2-unit structures: $1,861,309
Here:

$1,861,309
State:

$928,739

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,080
Here:

$231,080
State:

$758,960

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $349,904
Here:

$349,904
State:

$584,974

Total population: 43,263 (Urban population: 36,147 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,651 (123 farm, 4,528 nonfarm))

Houses: 19,014 (17,073 occupied: 11,190 owner occupied, 6,092 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

35%
State:

37%

Housing density: 350 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $311,418.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,043 (lower quartile is $844, upper quartile is $1,291)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,930


Median gross rent in Hilo, HI in 2022: $1,173

Housing units in Hilo with a mortgage: 5,871 (537 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 457 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 327

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $125,000

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,315

Median monthly housing costs: $1,089

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Hilo, Hawaii Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 48,605
  • Male householders: 7,494 (1,909 living alone), Female householders: 9,601 (2,639 living alone)
  • 7,842 spouses (7,692 opposite-sex spouses), 1,271 unmarried partners, (1,101 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,339 children (12,615 natural, 344 adopted, 378 stepchildren), 2,736 grandchildren, 626 brothers or sisters, 794 parents, 124 foster children, 1,368 other relatives, 2,312 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,091

Size of family households: 4,748 2-persons, 2,267 3-persons, 2,155 4-persons, 675 5-persons, 413 6-persons, 581 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,875 1-person, 995 2-persons, 512 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

4,927 married couples with children.
3,228 single-parent households (490 men, 2,738 women).

78.5% of residents of Hilo speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
13.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,187 (8.6%)
(59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

5.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hilo, Hawaii
  • 148no bedroom
  • 2511 bedroom
  • 1,2412 bedrooms
  • 6,3803 bedrooms
  • 2,4744 bedrooms
  • 6975+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hilo, Hawaii
  • 593no bedroom
  • 9041 bedroom
  • 1,8262 bedrooms
  • 2,2323 bedrooms
  • 4904 bedrooms
  • 475+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hilo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hilo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 267no vehicle
  • 2,7361 vehicle
  • 4,2672 vehicles
  • 2,4513 vehicles
  • 1,0034 vehicles
  • 4665+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hilo in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hilo in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,250no vehicle
  • 2,6751 vehicle
  • 1,5082 vehicles
  • 4383 vehicles
  • 1054 vehicles
  • 1155+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hilo, Hawaii
  • 1291 room
  • 1162 rooms
  • 4973 rooms
  • 1,5954 rooms
  • 2,2915 rooms
  • 2,6856 rooms
  • 1,7637 rooms
  • 8678 rooms
  • 1,2479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hilo, Hawaii
  • 5261 room
  • 4272 rooms
  • 1,0703 rooms
  • 1,6454 rooms
  • 9945 rooms
  • 7636 rooms
  • 3787 rooms
  • 1168 rooms
  • 1749+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Hilo, HI
Hilo CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Hilo, HI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Hilo, HI in 2022
  • 1,548Less than $10,000
  • 1,354$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,013$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,110$30,000 to $39,999
  • 893$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,407$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,495$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,735$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,977$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,065$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,141$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,614$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Hilo, HI

  • Distribution of house value in Hilo, HI in 2022
  • 125Less than $10,000
  • 34$10,000 to $14,999
  • 5$20,000 to $24,999
  • 24$25,000 to $29,999
  • 24$30,000 to $34,999
  • 3$35,000 to $39,999
  • 77$40,000 to $49,999
  • 15$50,000 to $59,999
  • 17$60,000 to $69,999
  • 113$70,000 to $79,999
  • 72$80,000 to $89,999
  • 40$90,000 to $99,999
  • 130$100,000 to $124,999
  • 137$125,000 to $149,999
  • 212$150,000 to $174,999
  • 65$175,000 to $199,999
  • 475$200,000 to $249,999
  • 577$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,830$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,077$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,130$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,208$750,000 to $999,999
  • 304$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 39$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 98$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Hilo, HI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Hilo, HI in 2022
  • 258Less than $100
  • 37$100 to $149
  • 135$150 to $199
  • 49$200 to $249
  • 309$250 to $299
  • 58$300 to $349
  • 8$350 to $399
  • 44$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 75$500 to $549
  • 28$550 to $599
  • 71$600 to $649
  • 35$650 to $699
  • 143$700 to $749
  • 27$750 to $799
  • 248$800 to $899
  • 678$900 to $999
  • 1,741$1,000 to $1,249
  • 560$1,250 to $1,499
  • 473$1,500 to $1,999
  • 56$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7$2,500 to $2,999
  • 25$3,000 to $3,499
  • 764No cash rent
Work and jobs in Hilo: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,667 (8.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 830
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,913
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,468
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,880
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,551
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 186
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,247
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 125
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 283
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 377
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 455
  • 90 or more minutes: 542
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hilo

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 20,091 (71.3%)
  • Carpooled: 4,505 (16.0%)
  • Bus: 20 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,013 (3.6%)
  • Bicycle: 164 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 563 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,667 (5.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 7.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 90.7%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 42.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 20.3%Males
  • 4.8%Females
Races in Hilo detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hilo, Hawaii
  • 1,4212010 or later
  • 5352000 to 2009
  • 5771990 to 1999
  • 5831980 to 1989
  • 5741970 to 1979
  • 640Before 1970
Ancestries in Hilo, HI

First ancestries reported:

  • Portuguese: 794 (3.5%)
  • European: 369 (1.6%)
  • German: 357 (1.6%)
  • English: 310 (1.4%)
  • Irish: 192 (0.8%)
  • American: 154 (0.7%)
  • Italian: 133 (0.6%)
  • French: 97 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 76 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 73 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 51 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 32 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 31 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 27 (0.1%)
  • British: 26 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 23 (0.1%)
  • New Zealander: 22 (0.10%)
  • Scandinavian: 22 (0.10%)
  • French Canadian: 20 (0.09%)
  • Swedish: 20 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 14 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 10 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Polish: 9 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Jamaican: 5 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Hilo:

40.4% (1,772)
Hawaii:

44.3% (115,679)

Japan
Hilo:

12.4% (545)
Hawaii:

8.5% (22,321)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hilo:

6.1% (268)
Hawaii:

7.6% (19,835)

Micronesia
Hilo:

5.7% (250)
Hawaii:

4.0% (10,430)

Korea
Hilo:

4.4% (195)
Hawaii:

5.9% (15,525)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Hilo:

3.1% (136)
Hawaii:

0.5% (1,224)

Oceania, n.e.c.
Hilo:

2.5% (109)
Hawaii:

3.7% (9,622)

Germany
Hilo:

2.1% (90)
Hawaii:

1.1% (2,843)

Mexico
Hilo:

2.0% (87)
Hawaii:

1.8% (4,752)

Marshall Islands
Hilo:

1.5% (68)
Hawaii:

2.4% (6,146)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 36,395
  • Other state: 7,892
  • Northeast: 870
  • Midwest: 1,547
  • South: 1,442
  • West: 4,040

90.9% of Hilo residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19.9% lived in Hawaii.


Hilo:

90.9%
State average:

87.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 64
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 21
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 190
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 234
  • 11th grade: 282
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 358
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,503
  • Less than 1 year of college: 932
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,077
  • Associate degree: 2,024
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,000
  • Master's degree: 957
  • Professional school degree: 686
  • Doctorate degree: 723
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 70
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 45
  • 7th and 8th grade: 255
  • 9th grade: 68
  • 10th grade: 79
  • 11th grade: 96
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 113
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,628
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,483
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,878
  • Associate degree: 2,416
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,277
  • Master's degree: 2,100
  • Professional school degree: 379
  • Doctorate degree: 334
Educational Attainment for Females
Hilo marital status for males
Hilo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,779
  • One, attached: 443
  • Two: 443
  • 3 or 4: 332
  • 5 to 9: 441
  • 10 to 19: 547
  • 20 to 49: 1,152
  • 50 or more: 810
  • Mobile homes: 64
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Hilo
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Hilo, HI
  • 53.5%No fuel used
  • 36.2%Electricity
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.1%Solar energy
  • 1.2%Utility gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Hilo, HI
  • 59.0%No fuel used
  • 35.7%Electricity
  • 3.4%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,097
Here:

20.1%
Hawaii:

21.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 392
Here:

17.5%
Hawaii:

21.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 321
Here:

13.9%
Hawaii:

23.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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