Humidity & wind
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Population
50,404
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$483,000
Owner-occupied units
Hilo, HI
Hawaii · 19.689° N, 155.083° W · 54 sq mi
Hilo is a city in Hawaii, with a population of 50,404 and about 940 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,779 a year, and the median home is worth $483,000.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
54 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
940
People per square mile
Rank by population
#884
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#217
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$81,779
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,427
Per month
Homeownership
66.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.3 min
One way
People
Median age
42.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
34.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
11%
Households
17,750
2.76 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 4/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 317/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 0/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 83.4in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
September
Average high 80°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 64°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.9%
Retail trade 10.8%
Public administration 8.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Hawaii
Name
Pierre Omidyar
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Honolulu
Source of wealth
eBay, PayPal
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Hawaii · private sector
Employer
Hawaii Pacific Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Hawaii
Company
Hawaiian Electric Industries
Revenue
$3.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Honolulu
Ticker
HE
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Hawaii
State bird
Nēnē
State flower
Yellow Hibiscus
State capital
Honolulu
Nickname
The Aloha State
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