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Pahoa, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pahoa, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,409. 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 PAHOA-HI · Pahoa, HI 1 ZIPs · 14,409 pop · #23959/25278 · Hawaii County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-LOW $39,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23959/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ocean View
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,409
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $273,800

Nearest income peer: Ocean View, HI (+ $6,091 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 Pahoa

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pahoa 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, Pahoa, HI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,409
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,750
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($39,750 average) · poverty 35.4%. The primary code (96778) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pahoa as a pure owner town.

Within Hawaii, Ocean View is the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Pahoa.

Population concentration

Pahoa's single ZIP 96778 carries the town

Pahoa is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 96778 is the entire residential footprint (14,409 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Pahoa

Citywide ZBP: 132 establishments, 1,165 employees , annual payroll $35,395k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96778 (132 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Pahoa, HI

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Hawaii County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pahoa, Hilo, Kailua Kona and Keaau among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Kamuela marks the far end of that range at $101,468, 155% above Pahoa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96778 14,409 $39,750 132 21
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Pahoa 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 Pahoa, .