PlainZIP

Papaaloa, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Papaaloa, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 557. 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 PAPAALOA-HI · Papaaloa, HI 1 ZIPs · 557 pop · #14864/25278 · Hawaii County

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

  • INC-MID $66,250
  • RANK-MID #14864/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mountain View
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 557
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $496,400

Nearest income peer: Mountain View, HI ( $3,824 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 Papaaloa

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
557
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,250
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,250 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 96780.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Papaaloa reads through its lone ZIP, 96780

557 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96780 is not the leading code inside Papaaloa, 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 Papaaloa

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 22 employees , annual payroll $655k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96780 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Papaaloa, HI

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

Papaaloa sits in the lower half of Hawaii County on income: Hilo, Kailua Kona and Keaau report more, Pahoa, Mountain View and Ocean View report less. Kamuela marks the far end of that range at $101,468, 53% above Papaaloa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96780 557 $66,250 3 72
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Papaaloa 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 Papaaloa, .