Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,617 Zip code population in 2010: 1,670 Zip code population in 2000: 1,573
Houses and condos: 789 Renter-occupied apartments: 91
% of renters here:
15%
State:
37%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 96781: 98.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 40.3 sq. mi. Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 40 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.2% ($1,446)
Hawaii:
0.3% ($2,092)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,259 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,161 (0.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 841
(52.0%)
Females: 776
(48.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 96781:
High school or higher: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 96781:
Never married: 33.4%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 12.6%
Zip code 96781 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $719,839
96781:
$719,839
Hawaii:
$820,100
According to our research of Hawaii and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 96781 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 96781 is 537 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
47.8 years
Hawaii median age:
40.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Hawaii:
2.8 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 96781, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,377 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$51,377
State:
$72,945
Salary/wage: $43,765 (reported on 75.6% of returns)
Here:
$43,765
State:
$57,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1041.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3933.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7112.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10936.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26040.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,083 (reported on 34.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,083
Hawaii:
$1,356
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 42.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 517.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,708 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,708
State:
$6,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $25k, 31.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 817.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,800 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
+$15,800
State:
+$23,240
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3740.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,829 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$5,829
State:
+$15,381
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.5% for AGIs below $25k, 28.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1002.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,714 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
96781:
$13,714
Hawaii:
$19,883
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 271.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1570.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $26,457 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:
$26,457
State:
$33,097
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 811.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3007.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,575 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,575
State:
$7,368
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 357.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,986 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
96781:
$6,986
State:
$7,601
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 882.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,000
State:
$2,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 87.2%
Here:
87%
State:
89%
(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $25k, 85.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 96781, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,282 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,282
State:
$57,303
Salary/wage: $34,448 (reported on 76.2% of returns)
Here:
$34,448
State:
$47,500
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $738 (reported on 36.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$738
Hawaii:
$1,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,667 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,667
State:
$5,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,556 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$2,556
State:
+$13,910
Profit/loss from business: +$5,725 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$5,725
State:
+$15,881
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,071 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
96781:
$12,071
Hawaii:
$15,720
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,006 (25% of AGI, reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:
$19,006
State:
$25,496
Here:
25.5% of AGI
State:
23.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $1,893 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,893
State:
$3,353
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,794 (reported on 21.2% of returns)
96781:
$5,794
State:
$8,029
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,306 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,306
State:
$2,113
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.2%
Here:
46%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 42.9% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 96781, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,108 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,108
State:
$46,564
Salary/wage: $28,673 (reported on 81.2% of returns)
Here:
$28,673
State:
$39,831
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $792 (reported on 55.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$792
Hawaii:
$1,263
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,301 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,301
State:
$3,145
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$13,120 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$13,120
State:
+$16,059
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,989 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,989
State:
+$13,847
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,733 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
96781:
$2,733
Hawaii:
$2,867
Total itemized deductions: $16,241 (23% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:
$16,241
State:
$20,647
Here:
22.7% of AGI
State:
23.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,882 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,882
State:
$2,966
Here:
2.4% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,147 (reported on 69.4% of returns)
96781:
$4,147
State:
$7,224
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,660 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,660
State:
$1,536
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.6%
Here:
53%
State:
58%
(% for various income ranges: 44.8% for AGIs below $10k, 57.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 58 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 526
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 36 (27 now married, 9 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 216 (57 now married, 160 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 96781 with a mortgage: 259 (16 second mortgage, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,538 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $438
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
11.3%
Whole state:
10.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
9.4%
Whole state:
4.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
5.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.3
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Size of family households: 216 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 8 2-persons, 28 3-persons
87 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (32 men, 34 women).
83.4% of residents of 96781 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
11.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 22% well, 31% not well, 6% not at all).
5.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% very well, 27% well).
Foreign born population: 153 (9.5%) (63.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
17.1%
42%Malaysia
16%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
5%Thailand
2%Japan
6%Portuguese
2%European
2%Irish
1%American
1%German
1%Scottish
0%Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
362010 or later
342000 to 2009
261990 to 1999
73Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
KALANIANAOLE ELEMENTARY & INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (27-330 OLD MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY in PAPAIKOU, HI)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5-365 Organizations: HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PAPAIKOU CENTRAL OFFICE (MAMALAHOA HWY OLD SCENIC RD in PAPAIKOU, HI)
STATE MASTER (HEER-FRS) STATE MASTER (Hawaii environmental compliance and hazardous materials tracking) UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (Hawaii Underground Storage Tank Program) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: G T E HAWAIIAN TEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
BREWER ENVIROMENTAL LAB (MALUNA PLACE in PAPAIKOU, HI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: C BREWER AND COMPANY LTD (CONTACT/OWNER)
KUKUINUI SUBDIVISION (95-025 KAMEHAMEHA HWY in KALAOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: MILILANI HILLSIDE
LOKAHI MAKAI SUBDIVISION (HAWAII KAI DR in KALAOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: REHABILITATION OF STREETS
LOKAHI MAKAI SUBDIVISION (BETWEEN 58-251&58-259 KAM HWY in KALAOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: KAUNALA BEACH LOT SUBDIVISIONS
LOKAHI MAKAI SUBDIVISION (KAKAHIAKA STREET in KALAOA, HI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: LOKAHI MAKAI SUBDIVISION PH 5
KAPUE BRIDGE DOT HWYS DIVISION (6.27 MILE POST HAWAII BELT RD in PAPAIKOU, HI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STATE OF HI DOT HWYS DIVISON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KAPUE BRIDGE D O T HWYS DIV
MAUNA KEA AGRIBUSINESS COMPANY INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 19 in PAPAIKOU, HI)
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (Hawaii Underground Storage Tank Program) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
KALANIANAOLE ELEM. & INTER SCHOOL (27-330 OLD MAMALAHOA HWY in PAPAIKOU, HI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
KALANIANAOLE ELEM. & INTER SCHOOL (27-300 OLD MAMALAHOA HWY in PAPAIKOU, HI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.1%
52.1%No fuel used
29.1%Electricity
11.9%Solar energy
5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 1,700.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,129
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 45
South: 59
West: 194
75% of the 96781 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Hawaii.
83% of the 96781 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:
9.9%
Hawaii:
21.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
Here:
28.5%
Hawaii:
21.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Hawaii:
23.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
76,307Business and financial operations occupations
66,685Transportation occupations
60,505Construction and extraction occupations
58,269Education, training, and library occupations
47,339Management occupations
46,879Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Zoos and Botanical Gardens (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (5-9: 1)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (1-4: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 96781 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Manuel
11
77.1 years
John
9
68.9 years
Mary
8
74.8 years
Joseph
7
58.3 years
George
6
79.2 years
David
6
61.0 years
William
6
72.4 years
James
5
70.6 years
Frank
5
70.8 years
Juan
5
82.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 96781 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Oliveira
10
67.1 years
Ferreira
7
82.7 years
Erece
7
71.7 years
Luiz
6
78.0 years
Shirota
6
87.4 years
Crivello
5
74.2 years
Santos
5
67.2 years
Medeiros
5
78.4 years
Kunishi
4
84.0 years
Kuamoo
4
64.0 years
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