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96720

Hilo, HI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
52,979
Median household income
$80,938
People below poverty
14.3%
Median home value
$485,400

Income

The median income of households in 96720 was $80,938. An estimated 8.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 8.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3
$150,000 to $199,999 10.5
$200,000 or more 13.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65517
Female 50995

An estimated 71.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 34.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,466. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.9
Social Security 43.5
Retirement income 34.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 6.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 16
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.6

In 2020-2024, 19.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 96720 in 2020-2024, 97.1% had health insurance coverage and 2.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.2% and public coverage was 43.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2020-2024, 96720 had a total population of 52,979 - 27,490 (51.9%) females and 25,489 (48.1%) males. The median age was 42.8 years. An estimated 20.1% of the population was under 18 years, 30.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 96720 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1171 1219
5 to 9 1920 1047
10 to 14 1631 1831
15 to 19 1849 1474
20 to 24 1442 1625
25 to 29 1429 1464
30 to 34 1453 1971
35 to 39 1321 1522
40 to 44 2188 1858
45 to 49 1392 1359
50 to 54 1295 1559
55 to 59 1435 1680
60 to 64 1754 2097
65 to 69 1389 2045
70 to 74 1548 1465
75 to 79 1106 960
80 to 84 535 862
85 and over 631 1452

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 16% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 34.2% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 34.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.8% of the people in 96720 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 15.4% of the people in 96720 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,520 households in 96720. The average household size was 2.76 people.

Married-couple households made up 43% of the households in 96720 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.5% of all households, while 17.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.1% of all households.

In 96720, 28.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.6% of males and 41.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40 32.2
Now married, except separated 47.6 41.4
Separated 2.3 1.2
Widowed 2.4 12.7
Divorced 7.7 12.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 96720, 1,895 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89% of the people living in 96720 were U.S. natives. 70.5% of the 96720 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11% of 96720 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 96720 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 96720.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 1.9
Asia 74.3
Europe 7.4
Africa 0.3
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 14.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 96720 in 2020-2024, 22.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 7.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 17.3
Other languages 2.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 96720 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.5
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 96720 was 12,214 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 388 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,050. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,776.

Educational Attainment of People in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.8
High school diploma or equivalency 28.5
Some college, no degree 17.1
Associate's degree 14.4
Bachelor's degree 21.5
Graduate or professional degree 12.8

Disability

In 96720, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 12.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 96720, 54.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 63.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,129 63.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,766 28.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,738 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 96720 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.9
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.6
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 8.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 96720 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,636 40.6
Service occupations 5,184 21.9
Sales and office occupations 4,794 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,298 9.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,801 7.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.8% of 96720 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.3
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 9

In 2020-2024, 96720 had a total of 20,182 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.3
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 96720 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 71.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 96720 had 18,520 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,662 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.5% while renters occupied 33.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.89 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.9% and another 26.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 96720:

House Heating Fuel Used in 96720 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 6.6
Electricity 38
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 52.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 96720 was $485,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.7 % had a mortgage. 48.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,085 and for owners without a mortgage it was $467.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 96720 was $1,428. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.