Pahala

Population: 1,785
Median household income: $71,908
Median home value: $216,600

Pahala, a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, has 1,785 residents. At $71,908, its median household income sits below Hawaii County's $77,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pahala's population declined 2.3% from 1,827 to 1,785, while its median home value rose 6.8% from $202,900 to $216,600.

21.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,785
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,908
Median home value: $216,600
Median gross rent: $650
Housing units: 521
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8271,785

Median household income

$65,302$71,908

Median home value

$202,900$216,600

Median gross rent

$825$650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,827	$65,302	$202,900	$825
2020	2,023	$48,750	$190,300	$528
2021	2,210	$54,293	$174,500	$615
2022	1,897	$59,432	$204,000	$605
2023	1,785	$71,908	$216,600	$650

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

Age distribution

Under 514.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	258	14.5%
5 to 17	288	16.1%
18 to 24	191	10.7%
25 to 34	227	12.7%
35 to 44	175	9.8%
45 to 54	119	6.7%
55 to 64	181	10.1%
65 to 74	237	13.3%
75 and over	109	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	127	7.1%
Black or African American	47	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	486	27.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	111	6.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	454	25.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	560	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	8.8%
High school graduate	368	35.1%
Some college or associate's	368	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	164	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	419	69.7%
Carpooled	97	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	11.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	26.5%
15 to 29 min	77	14.5%
30 to 44 min	100	18.8%
45 to 59 min	67	12.6%
60+ min	147	27.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.96
Poverty rate: 9.2% (157 of 1,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	74.2%
Nonfamily households	115	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	445	85.4%
Vacant	76	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	367	82.5%
Renter-occupied	78	17.5%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	453	86.9%
1-unit, attached	11	2.1%
2 to 4 units	57	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1559750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 19.1992, -155.4773