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96781

Papaikou, HI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,073
Median household income
$96,400
People below poverty
10.4%
Median home value
$828,500

Income

The median income of households in 96781 was $96,400. An estimated 0.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.1
$100,000 to $149,999 22.8
$150,000 to $199,999 11.2
$200,000 or more 14.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60625
Female 44293

An estimated 83.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,589. 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 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.8
Social Security 43.7
Retirement income 35.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 5.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 36.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 36.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.5

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 96781 in 2020-2024, 97.9% had health insurance coverage and 2.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.2% and public coverage was 43.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 96781 had a total population of 2,073 - 934 (45.1%) females and 1,139 (54.9%) males. The median age was 48.8 years. An estimated 9.8% of the population was under 18 years, 33.9% was 19 to 44 years, 37.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 96781 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 11 15
5 to 9 33 14
10 to 14 51 26
15 to 19 26 38
20 to 24 97 57
25 to 29 24 61
30 to 34 116 56
35 to 39 66 65
40 to 44 132 30
45 to 49 51 105
50 to 54 73 57
55 to 59 162 157
60 to 64 111 64
65 to 69 73 114
70 to 74 43 25
75 to 79 70 48
80 to 84 0 0
85 and over 0 2

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 18.1% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 24.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 45.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.8% of the people in 96781 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 17.6% of the people in 96781 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 734 households in 96781. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.1% of the households in 96781 while cohabiting couple households made up 8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.1% of all households, while 23.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.7% of all households.

In 96781, 17.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.1
Cohabiting Couples 8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.4% of males and 43.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.4 31.2
Now married, except separated 36.4 43.5
Separated 0 0.7
Widowed 3 14.1
Divorced 11.2 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 96781, 50 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.2% of the people living in 96781 were U.S. natives. 69.2% of the 96781 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.8% of 96781 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 80.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 96781 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 96781.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 70.2
Europe 3.5
Africa 0
Northern America 2.1
Oceania 24.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 96781 in 2020-2024, 13.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 6% 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 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.4
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 96781 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 0
Different state 8.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 96781 was 286 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 19 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 173. College or graduate school enrollment was 94.

Educational Attainment of People in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8
High school diploma or equivalency 26.3
Some college, no degree 25.2
Associate's degree 14.3
Bachelor's degree 16.4
Graduate or professional degree 9.8

Disability

In 96781, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 16.3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 96781, 65.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 57.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 32.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 710 57.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 406 32.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 121 9.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 96781 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.4
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 7.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 14.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 96781 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 382 30.9
Service occupations 306 24.7
Sales and office occupations 236 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 129 10.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 184 14.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 57.5% of 96781 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 21.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 57.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 21.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.3
Other means 0
Worked from home 16.8

In 2020-2024, 96781 had a total of 900 housing units. Of these housing units, 99.4% 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"). 0.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 99.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.2
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 96781 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 81.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 96781 had 734 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 166 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.2% while renters occupied 17.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.07.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 30.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.4% and another 58.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 96781:

House Heating Fuel Used in 96781 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1
Electricity 25.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 10.4
No fuel used 62.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 96781 was $828,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.1 % had a mortgage. 49.9% 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 $3,104 and for owners without a mortgage it was $554.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 96781 was $1,500. 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.