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Kapaau, HI

2,029 Population
6.2 square miles 328.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±7.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 44.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Hawaii: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$31,103 ±$3,504 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $38,406 ±$1,144
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hawaii: $44,823 ±$440
$74,583 ±$23,867 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $77,215 ±$2,280
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hawaii: $98,317 ±$980

7.5% ±3.8% (151  ±87) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 14.6% 29,257 (±1.1% / ±2,204)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 10% 140,461 (±0.3% / ±4,792)

27.1 minutes ±6.7 (25,990  ±10,922) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 27.7 2,134,370 (±0.9 / ±86,435)
  • a little higher than the figure in Hawaii: 26.4 16,792,764 (±0.2 / ±157,533)

Families

656 ±157 Number of households
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 72,958 ±1,042
  • Hawaii: 488,991 ±1,924
3.1 ±0.4 (2,008  ±560) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 2.8 201,166 (±0 / ±68)
  • a little higher than the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,406,017

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

746 ±168 Number of housing units
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 89,786 ±75
  • Hawaii: 564,905 ±196

$577,600 ±$70,795 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $486,400 ±$9,191
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hawaii: $808,200 ±$6,690

4.1% ±3.9% (84  ±82.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 10.7% 21,577 (±0.9% / ±1,860.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Hawaii: 12.6% 179,409 (±0.4% / ±5,011.2)

Social

93.5% ±32% (1,356  ±283.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 93.1% 137,574 (±1.9% / ±2,843.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Hawaii: 92.9% 954,401 (±0.7% / ±6,796)
14.3% ±4.1% (207  ±82.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 30.9% 45,673 (±1.1% / ±1,655.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Hawaii: 35.5% 364,398 (±0.4% / ±4,265.9)

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

14.3% ±14.9% (290  ±312) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 12.5% 25,452
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 18.1% 261,130

2.9% ±2.2% (48  ±39) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 7.9% 12,736 (±0.5% / ±793)
  • about one-third of the rate in Hawaii: 8.1% 89,042 (±0.2% / ±2,092)
48 Total veterans ±39 48 Male ±39 N/A Female ±12

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