Puako, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Puako is a Census CDP of 259 people across 3.21 square miles of land, in Hawaii County. Median household income is $122,813, 69.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Puako
What Puako is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.21 sq mi
- Water area2.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land81 plus or minus 22
- 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.
Puako
How many people live in Puako
- Population259 plus or minus 69
- Median age66.4
- Population under 1819 plus or minus 18
- Share under 187.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over139 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over53.7 percent
- Households139 plus or minus 39
- Family households66 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families47.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Puako
Income and work in Puako
- Median household income$122,813 plus or minus $28,148
- Per capita income$93,196 plus or minus $35,455
- Civilian labor force98 plus or minus 40
- Employed82 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate16.3 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over231 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent plus or minus 34.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Puako
Housing in Puako
- Housing units270 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units139 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units131 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate48.5 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied97 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate69.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,267,900 plus or minus $629,624
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,813 plus or minus $853
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units233 plus or minus 58
- Share single family86.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Puako
How Puako gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute56 plus or minus 26
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 6
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent plus or minus 29.7
- Drove alone61.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home31.7 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawaii County, not Puako
Hawaii County context, not Puako 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 Puako.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Puako questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Puako, Hawaii?
259, in 139 households. Puako CDP covers 3.21 square miles of land, which is 81 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Puako 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 Puako?
$122,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,267,900. Median gross rent is $1,813 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Puako 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 Puako.
Is zoning published for Puako?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.