ZIP 96781 · Papaikou
Who lives in ZIP code 96781 (Papaikou, HI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Papaikou, HI · Hawaii County
uszips 2026
People2,073
Median age48.8
Household income$96,400
Home value$823,942
Median rent$1,500/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+26.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hilo-Kailua, HI (micro)
- Time zone
- Hawaii
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 734
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 90.2% are adults.
Household income
48.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,265.
Education (adults 25+)
51.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.6%
- Never married
- 41.1%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 63.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.2%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 11.1%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.