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9 tracts·50K people·$483K median·938/mi²
Asian 34 · Multiracial 26 · White 14 · Other 13 · Hispanic 11 · Black 1
Married couple 43 · Other 29 · Living alone 28
Health 38 · Retail 21 · Public admin 13 · Professional 10 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hilo is $483,000 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Hilo has 50,404 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.7; the population is 34.2% Asian, 26.4% Multiracial, 14.3% White, 13.3% Other, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino and 0.8% Black; the average household has 2.8 people; 34.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.5% (Census ACS).
Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School (75%), Kaumana Elementary School (69%) and Waiakeawaena Elementary School (46%) lead the elementary schools; Hilo Intermediate School (49%) and Waiakea Intermediate School (48%) lead the middle schools; Waiakea High School (45%), Hilo High School (34%) and Ke Ana Laahana - PCS (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,427/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hilo is $81,779 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hilo, median rent is $1,427/month and the median home value is $483,000 (Census ACS).
Hilo reported 0.0 violent crimes and 0.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Hawaii Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 65°F; annual precipitation is 120 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hilo are volcanic activity (100), inland flooding (100) and earthquake (100), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hilo, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).