Pahoa

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Pahoa

Total population

1,361

Median home value

$375,900

17.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,042

Pahoa$56k

National$74k

Elevation210 m

Coordinates19.50°, -154.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Pāhoa is a census-designated place (CDP) in the District of Puna in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, United States. The population was 924 at the 2020 census. The population dropped by 1.8% from 945 in the 2010 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Hawaii

• Nanawale Estates
  2.3 mi away
• Leilani Estates
  2.8 mi away
• Hawaiian Beaches
  3.5 mi away
• Kamaili
  4.3 mi away · pop. 221
• Tiki Gardens
  4.4 mi away
• Black Sands
  5.8 mi away
• Orchidlands Estates
  6.2 mi away
• Seaview
  6.4 mi away
• Hawaiian Paradise Park
  6.6 mi away
• Hawaiian Acres
  7.2 mi away
• Fern Acres
  8.7 mi away
• Kalapana
  9.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pahoa

Hubbell's Hog Heaven and Liz's Happy Hens : a Farm Tour

Elizabeth Cannon · 2013

Pahoa North quadrangle, Hawaii--Hawaii Co., 1997

United States Geological Survey · 1998

Pahoa South quadrangle, Hawaii--Hawaii Co., 1994

United States Geological Survey · 1998

An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the "Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building"

United States · 2011

Kalapana disaster

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. · 1992

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Hawaiian legends of dreams

Caren Loebel-Fried · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens

Seen 2026-09-21

Rambur's Forktail

Ischnura ramburii

Seen 2026-09-21

Azure-tailed Skink

Emoia impar

Seen 2026-09-21

Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Seen 2026-09-21

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Purple Allamanda

Allamanda blanchetii

Seen 2026-09-19

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Seen 2026-09-19

Comb Bushmint

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Seen 2026-09-19

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 13:50 UTC.