Paukaa vs Volcano

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

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

Volcano has the higher population (580 vs 528 in Paukaa). Paukaa has the higher median household income ($90,625 vs $72,135 in Volcano). Volcano has the higher median home value ($602,500 vs $562,500 in Paukaa).

Population, income & housing

	Paukaa	Volcano
Population	528	580
Median age	47.8 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,625	$72,135
Median home value	$562,500	$602,500
Median gross rent	$1,482	—
Housing units	245	441
Homeownership rate	73.9%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paukaa	Volcano
Population	637 → 528 (-17.1%)	3,570 → 580 (-83.8%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $90,625 (+27.2%)	$55,612 → $72,135 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$403,700 → $562,500 (+39.3%)	$226,700 → $602,500 (+165.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,482 (-5.2%)	—

Paukaa

Population

637528

Median household income

$71,250$90,625

Median home value

$403,700$562,500

Median gross rent

$1,563$1,482

Volcano

Population

3,570580

Median household income

$55,612$72,135

Median home value

$226,700$602,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paukaa	Volcano
Under 5	7.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	2.9%
18 to 24	1.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	2.8%
35 to 44	17.6%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	4.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	27.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	36.9%
75 and over	17.0%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paukaa	Volcano
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	52.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.3%	9.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.7%	19.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paukaa	Volcano
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	22.1%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paukaa	Volcano
Drove alone	65.4%	46.4%
Carpooled	17.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	42.6%
Other means	0.9%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paukaa	Volcano
1-unit, detached	98.4%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paukaa	Volcano
Poverty rate	10.9%	10.9%
Average household size	2.43	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	49
Median year structure built	1958	1996