Puhi, Hawaii

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Population in 2010: 2,906.
Population change since 2000: +145.0%
Males: 1,486  (51.2%)
Females: 1,420  (48.8%)
Median resident age:

39.7 years
Hawaii median age:

40.8 years

Zip codes: 96766.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $117,155 (it was $51,563 in 2000)
Puhi:

$117,155
HI:

$92,458

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,656 (it was $16,175 in 2000)

Puhi CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $648,456 (it was $197,100 in 2000)
Puhi:

$648,456
HI:

$820,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $632,922; detached houses: $689,752; townhouses or other attached units: $916,035; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $573,209; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $394,932

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,456.

March 2022 cost of living index in Puhi: 105.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.1%
(13.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 69.6% for Black residents, 2.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.8% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Puhi, HI (2022)
    • 2,07152.1%Asian alone
    • 1,00725.3%Two or more races
    • 54413.7%White alone
    • 1533.8%Hispanic
    • 1102.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 340.9%Black alone
    • 100.3%American Indian alone

Races in Puhi detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: English (3.3%), Portuguese (2.0%), Yugoslavian (1.8%), Macedonian (1.4%), German (1.1%).

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 280 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 8,156 people per square mile   (high).

Puhi, Hawaii map

1,154 residents are foreign born (24.3% Asia).

This place:

29.0%
Hawaii:

18.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,497 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,489 (0.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ewa, HI (98.5 miles , pop. 272,328).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2621.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Lihue, HI (1.5 miles ),
Hanamaulu, HI (1.8 miles ),
Koloa, HI (2.5 miles ),
Omao, HI (2.5 miles ),
Wailua Homesteads, HI (2.6 miles ),
Poipu, HI (2.7 miles ),
Wailua, HI (2.7 miles ),
Lawai, HI (2.8 miles )

Latitude: 21.97 N, Longitude: 159.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 808

Distribution of median household income in Puhi, HI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Puhi, HI in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Hawaii:

2.9%
Most common industries in Puhi, HI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (21.6%)
  • Construction (9.1%)
  • Health care (8.0%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (7.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (21.8%)
  • Construction (15.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.9%)
  • Air transportation (4.8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.5%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (3.8%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (21.4%)
  • Health care (16.1%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (7.3%)
  • Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.6%)
  • Social assistance (5.6%)
  • Public administration (5.2%)
Most common occupations in Puhi, HI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6.7%)
  • Cashiers (5.2%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7.6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.9%)
  • Cashiers (10.1%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.6%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.0%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.6%)

Average climate in Puhi, Hawaii

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Puhi-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 633% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 267.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/29/1975 at 14:47:40, a magnitude 7.2 (6.0 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 UK, 7.2 MS, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 331.7 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths)
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 264.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.7 MD, Depth: 23.7 mi) earthquake occurred 266.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2018 at 22:32:54, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 MW, Depth: 3.6 mi) earthquake occurred 338.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 313.6 miles away from Puhi center, causing $6,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kauai County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, High Surf: 1, Typhoon: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Puhi topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Puhi:

  • KAUAI HOSPICE (Hospital, about 1 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • ST.FRANCIS HOME CARE SERVICES - KAUAI (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • G N WILCOX MEM HOSP - SNF/ICF (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • KAUAI DIALYSIS FACILITY (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; KAPAA, HI)

Airports located in Puhi:

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Puhi:

  • Brigham Young University-Hawaii (about 98 miles; Laie, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,527)
  • Leeward Community College (about 100 miles; Pearl City, HI; FT enrollment: 4,589)
  • Honolulu Community College (about 108 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 2,538)
  • Hawaii Pacific University (about 109 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,506)
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 112 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 16,461)
  • Chaminade University of Honolulu (about 113 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 2,610)
  • Kapiolani Community College (about 114 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,069)

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Kauai County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.1 people
Hawaii:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

70.9%
Whole state:

68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.7%
Whole state:

7.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
13 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional) in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Puhi:

Marital status in Puhi, HI
  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

For population 25 years and over in Puhi:

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

13.2
Hawaii average:

11.2

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Puhi
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Puhi, HI (based on Kauai County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic10,10810
Other7,64830
Evangelical Protestant5,72544
Mainline Protestant3,03322
None40,577-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
This county:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Kauai County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
This county:

2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Kauai County:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
Here:

13.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:

9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kauai County:

9.2%
Hawaii:

8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

20.4%
Hawaii:

20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Kauai County:

7.6%
Hawaii:

9.2%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

55.7%
Hawaii:

54.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Puhi:

50.2%
Hawaii:

50.5%

Average BMI:
Puhi:

25.9
Hawaii:

26.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Puhi:

17.1%
Hawaii:

16.5%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

23.2%
State:

18.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Puhi:

6.8
Hawaii:

6.8

Overweight people:
Puhi:

22.1%
Hawaii:

26.1%

General health condition:
Puhi:

54.5%
State:

57.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Puhi:

82.2%
State:

82.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Puhi, HI Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Puhi:

  • KQNG (570 AM; 1 kW; LIHUE, HI; Owner: VISONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KUAI (720 AM; 5 kW; ELEELE, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KAIM (870 AM; 50 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHNR (650 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHCM (940 AM; 10 kW; WAIPAHU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KORL (690 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: NEW WAVE BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KGU (760 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KSSK (590 AM; 8 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHVH (830 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLHT (1040 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF HONOLULU, INC.)
  • KUAU (1570 AM; 50 kW; HAIKU, HI; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD-KAHULUI, MAUI)
  • KUMU (1500 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF OAHU LICENSE LLC)
  • KJPN (1370 AM; 6 kW; PEARL CITY, HI; Owner: DIAMOND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Puhi:

  • KAWV (98.1 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: O'HANA RADIO PARTNERS)
  • K211DQ (90.1 FM; KAUAI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KFMN (96.9 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: FM 97 ASSOCIATES)
  • KITH (98.9 FM; KAPAA, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII-TWO, INC.)
  • KHJC (88.9 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KTOH (99.9 FM; KALAHEO, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII-ONE, INC.)
  • KAQA (91.9 FM; KILAUEA, HI; Owner: KEKAHU FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KSRF (95.9 FM; POIPU, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
  • KQNG-FM (93.5 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: VISONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KSHK (103.3 FM; KEKAHA, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Puhi:

  • K55DZ (Channel 55; LIHUE, HI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K51BB (Channel 51; LIHUE, HI; Owner: KITV HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • K69BZ (Channel 69; LIHUE, ETC., HI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K65BV (Channel 65; LIHUE, ETC., HI; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • K67AV (Channel 67; LIHUE, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
  • Puhi, Hawaii
  • Fatal accident count8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents16
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:6
  • Fatalities9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents25
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
  • Hawaii average
  • Fatal accident count969
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents1369
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons511
  • Fatalities1066
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents2565
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents88
See more detailed statistics of Puhi fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 59ft / 17.6mTotal length
  • $663,000Total costs
  • 26,900Total average daily traffic
  • 801Total average daily truck traffic
  • 27,765Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Puhi)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

2
  • Studio, Leleiona Street - Puhi Industrial Park (Lat: 21.962694 Lon: -159.403583), Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPNF667,
    Assigned Frequencies: 945.500 MHz, Grant Date: 03/31/1988, Expiration Date: 02/01/2030, Registrant: Broadcast Engineering Services Of Bonny Doon, Inc., 415 Emerald Forest Lane, Bonny Doon, CA 95060, Phone: (831) 420-1571, Fax: (831) 457-8099, Email:

  • 3 1866 Kaumaulii Hwy (Lat: 21.966306 Lon: -159.396361), Structure height: 9.4 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPNJ375,
    Assigned Frequencies: 951.500 MHz, Grant Date: 11/17/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2006, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2006, Phone: (408) 457-8098


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

4
  • Call Sign: AH6KN, Previous Call Sign: NH6AO, Grant Date: 06/26/1990, Expiration Date: 06/26/2000, Cancellation Date: 06/27/2002, Registrant: Patty L Kaliher, Puhi, HI 96766

  • Call Sign: KH7DW, Grant Date: 04/30/1997, Expiration Date: 04/30/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/01/2009, Registrant: Ranney J Warburton, Puhi, HI 96766

  • Call Sign: NH6GA, Licensee ID: L00279966, Grant Date: 08/24/2000, Expiration Date: 08/24/2010, Certifier: Jacqueline L Ruth, Registrant: Jacqueline L Ruth, Puhi, HI 96766

  • Call Sign: NH7CA, Licensee ID: L00279966, Grant Date: 08/24/2000, Expiration Date: 08/24/2010, Cancellation Date: 08/25/2012, Certifier: Jacqueline L Ruth, Registrant: Jacqueline L Ruth, Puhi, HI 96766


2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 13 took place in 2015, and the least - 3 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Puhi, HI When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.7%), and Structure Fires (31.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Puhi, HI
    • 5247.7%Outside Fires
    • 3431.2%Structure Fires
    • 2119.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 21.8%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Puhi, HI
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Puhi, HI
  • 63.4%No fuel used
  • 34.2%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Utility gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Puhi, HI
  • 58.5%Electricity
  • 36.3%No fuel used
  • 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Puhi compared to Hawaii state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.

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  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Philippines (population 500+)"
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  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Asia (population 500+)"
  • #74 (96766) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Portuguese first ancestries"
  • #78 (96766) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most museums in 2005"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
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