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Hilo, HI

50,404 Population
53.6 square miles 940.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 44.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Hawaii: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,708 ±$3,038 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $39,739 ±$1,197
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $46,005 ±$561
$81,779 ±$7,098 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $78,639 ±$2,560
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $100,389 ±$1,121

14.5% ±2.4% (7,099  ±1,213) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 14.9% 30,331 (±1.2% / ±2,443)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Hawaii: 10% 141,401 (±0.3% / ±4,578)

20.3 minutes ±0.9 (412,695  ±31,663) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 27.4 2,083,020 (±0.9 / ±81,000)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Hawaii: 26.2 16,458,540 (±0.2 / ±156,198)

Families

17,750 ±685 Number of households
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 74,072 ±842
  • Hawaii: 492,453 ±2,224
2.8 ±0.1 (49,064  ±2,225) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 2.7 203,199 (±0 / ±83)
  • a little less than the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,405,082

4.7% ±2.1% (525  ±236) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 6.2% † 2,653 (±1.1% / ±455)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 5.8% 18,243 (±0.3% / ±982)

Housing

19,265 ±687 Number of housing units
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 90,735 ±123
  • Hawaii: 567,896 ±229

$483,000 ±$14,775 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $519,300 ±$16,515
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Hawaii: $839,100 ±$5,924

12.5% ±2.1% (6,261  ±1,073.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 10.7% 21,813 (±0.9% / ±1,894.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Hawaii: 12.5% 179,272 (±0.4% / ±5,002.7)

Social

94.2% ±1.4% (33,810  ±1,345) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 93.2% 139,379 (±1.9% / ±2,810.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Hawaii: 93.2% 959,722 (±0.6% / ±6,598.5)
34.6% ±1.9% (12,422  ±819) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 31.4% 47,001 (±1.1% / ±1,632.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Hawaii: 36.1% 372,299 (±0.4% / ±3,891.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11% ±1.7% (5,551  ±911) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 11.8% 24,284
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hawaii: 17.9% 259,001

6.8% ±0.9% (2,724  ±365) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 7.3% 11,933 (±0.5% / ±794)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 8% 87,697 (±0.2% / ±2,124)
2,724 Total veterans ±365 2,605 Male ±365 119 Female ±63

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