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Kailua Kona, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kailua Kona, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 33,321. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KAILUA-KONA-HI · Kailua Kona, HI 1 ZIPs · 33,321 pop · #5240/25278 · Hawaii County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $95,542
  • RANK-UPPER #5240/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kapaau
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 33,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $760,600

Nearest income peer: Kapaau, HI (+ $1,271 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 Kailua Kona

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kailua Kona on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kailua Kona, HI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 21%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
33,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$95,542
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $95,542 and home value $760,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kailua Kona as a pure owner town.

Within Hawaii, Holualoa is the closest lower-income city and Kaumakani the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kailua Kona.

Population concentration

Kailua Kona's single ZIP 96740 carries the town

Kailua Kona is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 96740 is the entire residential footprint (33,321 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kailua Kona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,394 establishments, 18,204 employees , annual payroll $939,437k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96740 (1,394 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (188) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Kailua Kona, HI

These ZIP codes sit in Hawaii County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kailua Kona. See the Hawaii County roll-up →

Kailua Kona sits in the upper half of Hawaii County on income: Hilo, Keaau and Pahoa report less, while Kamuela reports more. Pahoa marks the far end of that range at $39,750, 58% below Kailua Kona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96740 33,321 $95,542 1,394 54
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Kailua Kona 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 Kailua Kona, .