PlainZIP

Kapaau, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kapaau, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,575. 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 KAPAAU-HI · Kapaau, HI 1 ZIPs · 3,575 pop · #4980/25278 · Hawaii County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,813
  • RANK-TOP #4980/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kailua Kona
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,575
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $722,400

Nearest income peer: Kailua Kona, 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 Kapaau

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,575
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,813
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 $96,813 and home value $722,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kapaau as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Kapaau reads through its lone ZIP, 96755

3,575 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96755 is not the leading code inside Kapaau, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Kapaau

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 263 employees , annual payroll $13,505k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96755 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (9) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Kapaau, HI

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

Kapaau 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, 59% below Kapaau.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96755 3,575 $96,813 40 24
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Kapaau 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 Kapaau, .