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Papaikou, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Papaikou, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,670. 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 PAPAIKOU-HI · Papaikou, HI 1 ZIPs · 1,670 pop · #5054/25278 · Hawaii County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,400
  • RANK-TOP #5054/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kailua Kona
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,670
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $828,500

Nearest income peer: Kailua Kona, HI ( $858 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 Papaikou

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Papaikou 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, Papaikou, 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
1,670
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,400
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 $96,400 and home value $828,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Papaikou as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96781, is all of Papaikou

There is no split to weigh here: 96781 holds every one of Papaikou's 1,670 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Papaikou

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 91 employees , annual payroll $5,446k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96781 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Papaikou, HI

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

Papaikou 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 Papaikou.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96781 1,670 $96,400 14 16
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Papaikou 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 Papaikou, .