Pahoa, Hawaii

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Demographics

People

Total Population	731
Male Share of the Population	50.3%
Female Share of the Population	49.7%
Senior Citizens	14.9%
Employed Population 16+	340
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	40.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.4%
Median Earnings25+	$23,780
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,375
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,773

Wealth

Median Family Income	$30,536
% Above Poverty Level	78.3%
% Below Poverty Level	21.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	3.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.4%
% Using Public Transportation	1.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.5%
Median Gross Rent	$775
Median House Value	$228,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	80.6%
German	7.1%
English	3.7%
Portuguese	3.3%
Irish	2.7%
Swedish	2.2%
US/American	2.2%
Polish	1.6%
Czech	0.4%
Scottish	0.3%
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Pahoa Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hawaii County
Standard Zip Codes	96778
Phone Area Codes	808
Time Zone	Pacific/Honolulu
Approximate Latitude	19.49
Approximate Longitude	-154.94

Pahoa Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HILO INTL AP
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	64 to 79 F
Apr Temp	66 to 79 F
Jul Temp	69 to 83 F
Oct Temp	69 to 83 F
Annual Precip	126.2 inches

Station	KULANI CAMP 79
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	43 to 63 F
Apr Temp	46 to 61 F
Jul Temp	50 to 65 F
Oct Temp	50 to 66 F
Annual Precip	107.9 inches

Station	OPIHIHALE 2 24.1
Distance	66.5 miles
Jan Temp	57 to 77 F
Apr Temp	59 to 78 F
Jul Temp	64 to 80 F
Oct Temp	62 to 81 F
Annual Precip	38.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Hilo	45,579	$70,913
Keaau	2,672	$77,375
Kurtistown	1,168	$62,708
Mountain View	3,684	$52,978
Volcano	2,511	$43,413

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Pahoa Public Schools

Hawaii Academy Of Arts & Science Pcs
15-1397 Homestead Rd
ZIP: 96778
(808) 965-3730
Other
Total Enrollment 547

Keonepoko Elementary School
15-890 Kahakai Blvd
ZIP: 96778
(808) 965-2131
Primary
Total Enrollment 610

Pahoa Elementary School
15-3030 Puna Rd
ZIP: 96778
(808) 965-2141
Primary
Total Enrollment 450

Pahoa High & Intermediate School
15-3038 Puna Rd
ZIP: 96778
(808) 965-2150
High
Total Enrollment 684

Kua O Ka La - Ncpcs
14-5322 Kaimu-kapoho Rd
ZIP: 96778
(808) 965-5098
Other
Total Enrollment 229

Pahoa Private Schools

Montessori Country School
15-3003 Old Pahoa Rd
ZIP: 96778
Elementary
Total Enrollment 6

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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