Keaau, Hawaii Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,010
Males: 1,012 (50.3%), Females: 998 (49.7%)
Hawaii County
Zip code: 96749
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $39,722
Median house value: $135,700
Population by Race
Races in Keaau:
- Filipino (34.9%)
- Two or more races (25.6%)
- Japanese (16.9%)
- Hispanic (10.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (9.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (4.4%)
- Other Asian (3.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (8.4%), German (2.8%), English (2.2%), Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 359 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Keaau
- High school or higher: 72.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Keaau CDP
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 8.0%
26.2% Foreign born (25.0% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Keaau:
- HILO MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; HILO, HI)
- KAU HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; PAHALA, HI)
- HALE HO’OLA HAMAKUA (about 46 miles; HONOKAA, HI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keaau:
- HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; HILO, HI; Abbreviation: ITO)
- KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 70 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; Abbreviation: KOA)
- KAHULUI (about 129 miles; KAHULUI, HI; Abbreviation: OGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Keaau:
- WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 51 miles; KAMUELA, HI; Abbreviation: MUE)
- UPOLU (about 71 miles; HAWI, HI; Abbreviation: UPP)
- HANA (about 104 miles; HANA, HI; Abbreviation: HNM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keaau:
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 8 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
- KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 223 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 225 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 228 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 237 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 244 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
Schools
Public high school in Keaau:
- KEAAU HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 923; Location: 16-725 KEAAU-PAHOA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Keaau:
- CHRISTIAN LIBERTY SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: PO BOX 130; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Keaau:
- KEAAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location: 16-680 KEAAU-PAHOA ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- KEAAU MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611; Location: 16-565 KEAAU-PAHOA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- KE KULA ‘O NAWAHIOKALANI ‘OPU’U IKI LABORATORY PCS (Students: 69; Location: 16-120 OPUKAHAIA ST, SUITE 2; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Keaau:
- MALAMALAMA WALDOLF SCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: HCR 3 BOX 13031; Grades: PK – 8)