Moving to Papaikou, Hawaii
Population: 1,414
Males: 697 (49.3%), Females: 717 (50.7%)
Hawaii County
Zip code: 96781
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $37,031
Median house value: $120,900
Population by Race
Races in Papaikou:
- Two or more races (27.5%)
- Filipino (22.5%)
- Japanese (21.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.6%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (9.4%)
- Hispanic (6.9%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (13.6%), German (2.2%), English (1.3%).
Elevation: 220 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Papaikou
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Papaikou CDP
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 5.2%
14.9% Foreign born (14.1% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Papaikou:
- HILO MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; HILO, HI)
- HALE HO’OLA HAMAKUA (about 36 miles; HONOKAA, HI)
- NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; KAMUELA, HI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Papaikou:
- HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; HILO, HI; Abbreviation: ITO)
- KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 65 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; Abbreviation: KOA)
- KAHULUI (about 119 miles; KAHULUI, HI; Abbreviation: OGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Papaikou:
- WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 42 miles; KAMUELA, HI; Abbreviation: MUE)
- UPOLU (about 61 miles; HAWI, HI; Abbreviation: UPP)
- HANA (about 93 miles; HANA, HI; Abbreviation: HNM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Papaikou:
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 6 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
- KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 214 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 216 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 218 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 219 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 228 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 234 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
Public primary/middle school in Papaikou:
- KALANIANAOLE ELEMENTARY & INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 27-330 OLD MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 08)