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Kamuela, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kamuela, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,160. 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 KAMUELA-HI · Kamuela, HI 1 ZIPs · 12,160 pop · #4222/25278 · Hawaii County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $101,468
  • RANK-TOP #4222/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Kapaau
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,160
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $738,700

Nearest income peer: Kapaau, HI ( $4,655 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 Kamuela

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kamuela 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, Kamuela, HI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,160
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$101,468
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 $101,468 and home value $738,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 43.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kamuela as a pure owner town.

Within Hawaii, Lahaina is the closest lower-income city and Kahului the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kamuela.

Population concentration

Kamuela reads through its lone ZIP, 96743

12,160 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96743 is not the leading code inside Kamuela, 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 Kamuela's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 438 establishments, 6,446 employees , annual payroll $382,574k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96743 (438 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (61) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Kamuela, HI

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

No other city sharing Hawaii County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kamuela. Hilo, Kailua Kona and Keaau sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Pahoa marks the far end of that range at $39,750, 61% below Kamuela.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96743 12,160 $101,468 438 13
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Kamuela 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 Kamuela, .