Hilo, HI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hilo, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 46,165. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet HILO-HI · Hilo, HI 1 ZIPs · 46,165 pop · #8935/25278 · Hawaii County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $80,938
- RANK-UPPER #8935/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waikoloa
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-SMALL 46,165
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $485,400
Nearest income peer: Waikoloa, HI ( $10 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hilo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hilo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Pahoa · lowest $39,750
Pahoa · lowest
$39,750 median HH income
- Waikoloa · near
Waikoloa · near
$80,928 median HH income
- Hilo · this city
Hilo · this city
$80,938 median HH income
- Keaau · near
Keaau · near
$85,399 median HH income
- Honokaa · near
Honokaa · near
$85,777 median HH income
- Captain Cook · near
Captain Cook · near
$86,941 median HH income
- Kamuela · highest
Kamuela · highest
$101,468 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hilo, HI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 35%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 46,165
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $80,938
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 96720 (46,165 residents). Household income $80,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hilo as a pure owner town.
Within Hawaii, Waikoloa is the closest lower-income city and Keaau the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hilo.
Population concentration
Hilo reads through its lone ZIP, 96720
46,165 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96720 is not the leading code inside Hilo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Hilo's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 1,348 establishments, 18,911 employees , annual payroll $918,080k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96720 (1,348 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (233) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Hilo, HI
These ZIP codes sit in Hawaii County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hilo. See the Hawaii County roll-up →
Hilo sits in the lower half of Hawaii County on income: Kailua Kona, Keaau and Kamuela report more, Pahoa, Mountain View and Ocean View report less. Pahoa marks the far end of that range at $39,750, 51% below Hilo.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96720 | 46,165 | $80,938 | 1,348 | 60 |
Hilo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hilo, .