Fern Acres

Population: 1,714
Median household income: $49,554
Median home value: $267,400

Fern Acres is a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, home to 1,714 residents. Its median household income of $49,554 runs below the Hawaii County figure of $77,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fern Acres's population declined 14.2% from 1,997 to 1,714, while its median home value rose 50.0% from $178,300 to $267,400.

The typical home was built around 1997. 18.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,714
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,554
Median home value: $267,400
Median gross rent: $1,099
Housing units: 711
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 17.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9971,714

Median household income

$40,250$49,554

Median home value

$178,300$267,400

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,099

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,997	$40,250	$178,300	$1,146
2020	1,740	$51,691	$192,800	$1,214
2021	1,781	$56,964	$194,300	$1,210
2022	1,781	$48,125	$251,500	$1,208
2023	1,714	$49,554	$267,400	$1,099

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	3.4%
5 to 17	165	9.6%
18 to 24	182	10.6%
25 to 34	192	11.2%
35 to 44	182	10.6%
45 to 54	201	11.7%
55 to 64	300	17.5%
65 to 74	332	19.4%
75 and over	101	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	716	41.8%
Black or African American	37	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	77	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	120	7.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	487	28.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	277	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	9.9%
High school graduate	429	32.8%
Some college or associate's	481	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	188	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	81	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled30.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	351	63.8%
Carpooled	165	30.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	13.6%
15 to 29 min	129	23.5%
30 to 44 min	234	42.5%
45 to 59 min	62	11.3%
60+ min	50	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 18.9% (324 of 1,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	424	67.2%
Nonfamily households	207	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	631	88.7%
Vacant	80	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	517	81.9%
Renter-occupied	114	18.1%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	607	85.4%
1-unit, attached	45	6.3%
2 to 4 units	17	2.4%
5 to 19 units	22	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1507542
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 19.5082, -155.0785