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.
One of the nice things about Pahoa is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Being a small town, Pahoa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Pahoa citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.75% of adults in Pahoa have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pahoa in 2022 was $22,070, which is low income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,280 for a family of four. However, Pahoa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 17.06% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pahoa include Portuguese, Irish, German, English, and French.
Pahoa also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.99%.
The most common language spoken in Pahoa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Japanese.
