Hawaiian Paradise Park vs Hilo

A side-by-side comparison of Hawaiian Paradise Park and Hilo: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawaiian Paradise Park and Hilo are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hilo has the higher population (48,223 vs 13,273 in Hawaiian Paradise Park). Hawaiian Paradise Park has the higher median household income ($81,892 vs $78,713 in Hilo). Hilo has the higher median home value ($455,100 vs $413,800 in Hawaiian Paradise Park).

Population, income & housing

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
Population	13,273	48,223
Median age	41.2 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,892	$78,713
Median home value	$413,800	$455,100
Median gross rent	$1,253	$1,347
Housing units	5,183	18,905
Homeownership rate	75.1%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
Population	11,202 → 13,273 (+18.5%)	45,056 → 48,223 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$54,870 → $81,892 (+49.2%)	$63,283 → $78,713 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$303,300 → $413,800 (+36.4%)	$329,200 → $455,100 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,306 → $1,253 (-4.1%)	$1,045 → $1,347 (+28.9%)

Hawaiian Paradise Park

Population

11,20213,273

Median household income

$54,870$81,892

Median home value

$303,300$413,800

Median gross rent

$1,306$1,253

Hilo

Population

45,05648,223

Median household income

$63,283$78,713

Median home value

$329,200$455,100

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
Under 5	9.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	6.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	19.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.2%
75 and over	6.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
White (non-Hispanic)	25.3%	15.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	21.6%	31.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.2%	13.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	26.7%	27.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
Drove alone	69.6%	70.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.3%	8.5%
Other means	4.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
1-unit, detached	92.2%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo
Poverty rate	10.4%	14.1%
Average household size	2.87	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	34	20
Median year structure built	1996	1978