Haiku-Pauwela, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

9,178

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

1.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.35%

11% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$101,396

1.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Haiku-Pauwela, HI is home to a population of 9.18k people, from which 93.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.9% of Haiku-Pauwela, HI residents were born outside of the country (1.19k people).

In 2024, there were 2.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.82k people) in Haiku-Pauwela, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 504 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.2%

2024 Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.2% of Haiku-Pauwela, HI residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Haiku-Pauwela, HI was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Haiku-Pauwela, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Haiku-Pauwela, HI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.82k ± 660
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.02k ± 699
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
504 ± 158

15.2%

Hispanic Population

1.39k people

15.2% of the people in Haiku-Pauwela, HI are hispanic (1.39k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Haiku-Pauwela, HI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
114,478 ± 7,971 people
Japan
24,963 ± 3,845 people
China
21,479 ± 3,571 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 114,478 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,963 and China with 21,479.

Foreign-Born Population

12.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

12.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.15k people

As of 2024, 12.9% of Haiku-Pauwela, HI residents (1.19k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Haiku-Pauwela, HI was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Haiku-Pauwela, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
149 ± 119
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 96

Haiku-Pauwela, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Haiku-Pauwela, HI.

Economy

The economy of Haiku-Pauwela, HI employs 4.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Haiku-Pauwela, HI were Accommodation & Food Services (536 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (493 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (438 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($160,417), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,375), and Finance & Insurance ($85,750).

Employment

Occupations

4.42k

2024 Value

± 606

−7.36%

1 Year decline

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Haiku-Pauwela, HI declined at a rate of −7.36%, from 4.77k employees to 4.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Haiku-Pauwela, HI, are Management Occupations (615 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (472 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (445 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Haiku-Pauwela, HI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Hawaii.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Hawaii (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.42k

2024 Value

± 606

−7.36%

1 Year decline

± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Haiku-Pauwela, HI declined at a rate of −7.36%, from 4.77k employees to 4.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Haiku-Pauwela, HI, are Accommodation & Food Services (536 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (493 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (438 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Haiku-Pauwela, HI, though some of these residents may live in Haiku-Pauwela, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,538

Median earning men ± $9,643

$53,042

Median earning women ± $10,691

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($120,065), Public Administration ($99,531), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,059), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,121), and Manufacturing ($61,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Haiku-Pauwela, HI was $1.09M in 2024, which is 3.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.02M to $1.09M, a 7.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Haiku-Pauwela, HI is 66.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Haiku-Pauwela, HI have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Haiku-Pauwela, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.09M

Median Property Value 2024

±$80,560

$2,222

Median Property Taxes

±$374

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Haiku-Pauwela, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Haiku-Pauwela, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.6%

Homeownership

2024

79.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.6% of the housing units in Haiku-Pauwela, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Haiku-Pauwela, HI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,396

Median Household Income

± $4,150

3.34k

Number of Households

± 512

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.34k households in Haiku-Pauwela, HI grew to $101,396 from the previous year's value of $99,520.

The following chart displays the households in Haiku-Pauwela, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Haiku-Pauwela, HI is from Hawaii.

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Hawaii

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2024, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.688% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hawaii across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.8%)
Worked At Home (15.6%)
Carpooled (8.43%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Haiku-Pauwela, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Haiku-Pauwela, HI have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.08% of the workforce in Haiku-Pauwela, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Haiku-Pauwela, HI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Haiku-Pauwela, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Haiku-Pauwela, HI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Haiku-Pauwela, HI (761 out of 9.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Haiku-Pauwela, HI is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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