It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pahoa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pahoa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pahoa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pahoa may be for you.
Pahoa is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
The citizens of Pahoa are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.94% of adults in Pahoa having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pahoa in 2022 was $19,383, which is low income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,532 for a family of four. However, Pahoa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pahoa also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Pahoa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pahoa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pahoa residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Pahoa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.73% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pahoa include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pahoa's cultural character, accounting for 32.17% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pahoa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Japanese.
