Paauilo vs Volcano

A side-by-side comparison of Paauilo and Volcano: population, income, housing, and more.

Paauilo and Volcano are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paauilo has the higher population (634 vs 580 in Volcano). Volcano has the higher median household income ($72,135 vs $65,750 in Paauilo). Volcano has the higher median home value ($602,500 vs $361,100 in Paauilo).

Population, income & housing

	Paauilo	Volcano
Population	634	580
Median age	42.5 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$72,135
Median home value	$361,100	$602,500
Median gross rent	$1,117	—
Housing units	248	441
Homeownership rate	82.4%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paauilo	Volcano
Population	586 → 634 (+8.2%)	3,570 → 580 (-83.8%)
Median household income	$63,194 → $65,750 (+4.0%)	$55,612 → $72,135 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$274,100 → $361,100 (+31.7%)	$226,700 → $602,500 (+165.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $1,117 (-0.7%)	—

Paauilo

Population

586634

Median household income

$63,194$65,750

Median home value

$274,100$361,100

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,117

Volcano

Population

3,570580

Median household income

$55,612$72,135

Median home value

$226,700$602,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paauilo	Volcano
Under 5	6.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	2.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	2.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	4.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	27.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	36.9%
75 and over	8.7%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paauilo	Volcano
White (non-Hispanic)	17.7%	52.6%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	25.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10.6%	9.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	26.7%	19.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paauilo	Volcano
No high school diploma	7.5%	1.6%
High school graduate	46.6%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paauilo	Volcano
Drove alone	55.1%	46.4%
Carpooled	34.1%	7.2%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	42.6%
Other means	3.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paauilo	Volcano
1-unit, detached	88.7%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paauilo	Volcano
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.87	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	36	49
Median year structure built	1938	1996