Puhi, HI

Census Place

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2023 Population
4,381
10.6% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/ABrian Schatz
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AMazie Hirono
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
36.5
5.19% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
5.85%
3.73% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$132,645
11.8% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$654,600
16.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
2,699
15.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Puhi, HI had a population of 4.38k people with a median age of 36.5 and a median household income of $132,645. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Puhi, HI grew from 3,961 to 4,381, a 10.6% increase and its median household income grew from $118,676 to $132,645, a 11.8% increase.

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None of the households in Puhi, HI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.8% of the residents in Puhi, HI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Puhi, HI are Kauai Community College (331 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Puhi, HI was $654,600, and the homeownership rate was 82.2%.

Most people in Puhi, HI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Puhi, HI was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Puhi, HI is home to a population of 4.38k people, from which 85.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 26.4% of Puhi, HI residents were born outside of the country (1.16k people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Puhi, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.8%
2023 Citizenship
88.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.8% of Puhi, HI residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Puhi, HI was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.16k people
28%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.11k people

As of 2023, 26.4% of Puhi, HI residents (1.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Puhi, HI was 28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    30 ± 27
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 22
  3. Vietnam
    11 ± 21

Puhi, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Puhi, HI employs 2.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Puhi, HI were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Information ($86,210), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,552), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,198).

Employment

Occupations

2.7k
2023 Value
± 450
15.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Puhi, HI grew at a rate of 15.8%, from 2.33k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Puhi, HI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (531 people), Sales & Related Occupations (279 people), and Management Occupations (267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Puhi, HI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k
2023 Value
± 450
15.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Puhi, HI grew at a rate of 15.8%, from 2.33k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Puhi, HI, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Puhi, HI, though some of these residents may live in Puhi, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,371
Median earning men ± $7,898
$37,234
Median earning women ± $14,451

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,068), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,469), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,537).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,603), Construction ($60,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.99%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 634k people employed in Hawaii. This represents a 3.99% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 22.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Hawaii.

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Civics

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing the state of Hawaii. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Hawaii

N/ABrian Schatz
Senator from Hawaii3
Assumed office on December 26, 2012
Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
N/AMazie Hirono
Senator from Hawaii1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing Hawaii.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Hawaii over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Hawaii

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Hawaii have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Puhi, HI awarded 331 degrees. The student population of Puhi, HI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 499 male students and 799 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Puhi, HI are Two or More Races (114 and 34.8%), followed by Asian (93 and 28.4%), White (60 and 18.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (42 and 12.8%).

The largest universities in Puhi, HI by number of degrees awarded are Kauai Community College (331 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Puhi, HI are Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping (77 and 23.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (68 and 20.5%), and High Performance & Custom Engine Technician (43 and 13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,298 students enrolled in Puhi, HI, 38.4% men and 61.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Two or More Races with 449 records, of which 61.9% were women and 38.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    68 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    12 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Puhi, HI was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 68 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Puhi, HI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Kauai Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
331 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kauai Community College with 331 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 126 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Puhi, HI, which is 0.615 times less than the 205 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Two or More Races students. These 114 degrees mean that there were 1.23 times more degrees awarded to Two or More Races students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 93 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,144) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($108) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.892% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.892% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (323k), Some college (243k), and Bachelors Degree (241k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Puhi, HI was $654,600 in 2023, which is 2.16 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $563,700 to $654,600, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Puhi, HI is 82.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Puhi, HI have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Puhi, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$654,600
Median Property Value 2023
±$83,818
$952
Median Property Taxes
±$229

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Puhi, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Puhi, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.2%
Homeownership
2023
60.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 82.2% of the housing units in Puhi, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Puhi, HI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$132,645
Median Household Income
± $14,675
1.16k
Number of Households
± 247

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.16k households in Puhi, HI grew to $132,645 from the previous year's value of $118,676.

The following chart displays the households in Puhi, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Puhi, HI is from Puhi, HI.
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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.9%)
  2. Carpooled (16.1%)
  3. Walked (1.77%)

In 2023, 79.9% of workers in Puhi, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.1%) and those who walked to work (1.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

16.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Puhi, HI have a similar commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Puhi, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

N/A
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Puhi, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Puhi, HI have N/A.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Puhi, HI (251 out of 4.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Puhi, HI is Two Or More, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Puhi, HI has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

N/A%
Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
N/A%
Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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