Ookala, HI · standard
ZIP Code 96774
Hawaii County, Hawaii - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 342
- 3/sq mi
- $486,100
- Median home value
- 24.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Ookala pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 14%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96774 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96774 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ookala, Hawaii County, Hawaii, home to just 342 residents across 100.6 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Pacific/Honolulu time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 96774, but per-capita income is $42,591. Poverty here runs at 15.7%, with unemployment measured at 3.5%. Median home value sits at $486,100 (37% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 84.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.3, and the average commute is -. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Hawaii County, so you can benchmark 96774 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 96774, Ookala, HI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
342
Population
100.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Pacific/Honolulu
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96774?
38.3
Median Age
61.7%
Male
38.3%
Female
7.9%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$42,591
Per Capita Income
15.7%
Poverty Rate
3.5%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
183
Total Housing Units
157
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
3.69
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$486,100
Median Home Value
-37% vs state
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 96774, employing approximately 25 people with a combined annual payroll of $985,000.
3
Businesses
25
Employees
$985K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 96774 vs 96764 →
ZIP 96774 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 96776
Paauilo (96776)
1,490 residents
- 96764
Laupahoehoe (96764)
799 residents
- 96710
Hakalau (96710)
613 residents
- 96780 557
Papaaloa (96780)
557 residents
- 96774 342
Ookala (96774)
342 residents
- 96773 210
Ninole (96773)
210 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 96774 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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