Hilo is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 40,798 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Hilo is the second largest community in Hawaii.

Hilo is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hilo is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hilo who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.95%), sales jobs (11.24%), and teaching (9.00%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Hilo are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.85 minutes getting to work every day.

Hilo Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Hilo is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.27% of adults in Hilo have a college degree.

The per capita income in Hilo in 2000 was $18,220, which is middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,880 for a family of four.

Hilo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hilo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hilo is Asian, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Hilo is Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Hilo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese and Other Pacific Island languages.