About Paauilo

Paauilo is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 581 people and just one neighborhood, Paauilo is the 63rd largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Paauilo is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paauilo is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Paauilo who work in sales jobs (13.90%), office and administrative support jobs (12.56%), and food service (9.42%).

One of the nice things about Paauilo is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Paauilo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 41.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Paauilo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Paauilo Information and Demographics

The population of Paauilo has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 6.46% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Paauilo in 2000 was $13,477, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,908 for a family of four.

Paauilo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paauilo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Paauilo is Asian, followed by White. Paauilo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.49% of the town's residents. The main ancestry of people in Paauilo is Portuguese.

The languages spoken by people in Paauilo are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Paauilo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Pacific Island languages, Tagalog, Japanese, and Spanish.