CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Paia

Hawaii · 2,106 residents · 6.13 sq mi

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With 2,106 people, Paia is a city in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $153,400. Median rent is $715 a month. Households take in $39,282 a year at the median, 30% more than the country as a whole. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 7.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,106

−16%vs 2000

vs 2,499 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(143)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(119)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(396)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(200)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(143)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(62)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,282

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,696 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,458

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,644 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $211,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$715

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $783 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

31.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.2%(780)

Black0.3%(8)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(273)

Asian26.1%(651)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic34.1%(719)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino11.5%(243)

Asian63.2%(1,331)

Other2.5%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American5.3%(132)

Mexican5%(125)

Argentine4.4%(111)

Puerto Rican2%(51)

Colombian0.8%(21)

Central American0.4%(10)

Costa Rican0.4%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino10.4%(261)

Japanese4.3%(109)

Asian Indian0.9%(22)

Korean0.5%(12)

Indonesian0.3%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian12.9%(324)

Samoan3.4%(85)

Marshallese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German9.2%(230)

Irish4.4%(110)

Italian4.4%(110)

Danish4.2%(106)

English3.7%(94)

French1.8%(45)

Scottish1.7%(42)

Brazilian1.6%(39)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(36)

Swedish1.4%(34)

British1.3%(33)

Welsh1.2%(29)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.8%(21)

Lebanese0.8%(21)

Russian0.8%(21)

Polish0.8%(20)

Ukrainian0.7%(18)

Czech0.6%(16)

Hungarian0.5%(12)

Bulgarian0.4%(11)

Portuguese0.4%(11)

Slovak0.4%(10)

Romanian0.3%(8)

Dutch0.3%(7)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Norwegian0.2%(6)

American0.2%(5)

Greek0.1%(2)

Iranian0.1%(2)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Filipino population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(344)

Married52.5%(536)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced13.7%(140)

Women 15+

Never married44%(482)

Married48.2%(528)

Widowed2.4%(26)

Divorced5.4%(59)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38.3%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era61.7%(58)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 94 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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