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Pahala, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Pahala is a Census CDP of 1,768 people across 0.64 square miles of land, in Hawaii County. Median household income is $71,518, 78.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pahala
What Pahala is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,752 plus or minus 973
- County holding the largest share of its areaHawaii County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahala
How many people live in Pahala
- Population1,768 plus or minus 625
- Median age32.4 plus or minus 16.4
- Population under 18545 plus or minus 234
- Share under 1830.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over321 plus or minus 96
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households443 plus or minus 124
- Family households342 plus or minus 111
- Share of households that are families77.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahala
Income and work in Pahala
- Median household income$71,518
- Per capita income$22,801 plus or minus $5,979
- Civilian labor force691 plus or minus 229
- Employed603 plus or minus 185
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate12.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over1,038 plus or minus 299
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 35.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahala
Housing in Pahala
- Housing units522 plus or minus 129
- Occupied units443 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate15.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied347 plus or minus 113
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate78.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$224,500
- Single family units474 plus or minus 126
- Share single family90.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more9.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahala
How Pahala gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute525 plus or minus 175
- Commuting under 15 minutes95 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more327 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.3 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone69.5 percent
- Carpooled14.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawaii County, not Pahala
Hawaii County context, not Pahala figures
- Establishments in Hawaii County4,400
- Covered employment, Hawaii County74,029
- Average annual pay, Hawaii County$57,868
- Housing units permitted, Hawaii County982
Every figure in this section is published for Hawaii County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pahala.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
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Common questions
Pahala questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pahala, Hawaii?
1,768, in 443 households. Pahala CDP covers 0.64 square miles of land, which is 2,752 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pahala in?
Hawaii County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pahala?
$71,518. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Pahala figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hawaii County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pahala.
Is zoning published for Pahala?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.