Cities / Hawaii / Hilo

Hilo, HI

47,627 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Hilo)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

KOA

62 mi — Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

Population & People

Population

47,627

Median age

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Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,433

HUD Fair Market Rent (Hawaii statewide average across 5 areas — not specific to Hilo), 2026. Efficiency $1786, 1BR $1859, 2BR $2433, 3BR $3157, 4BR $3779. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Hawaii commercial electricity

36.37¢/kWh

Hawaii industrial electricity

31.46¢/kWh

Hawaii residential electricity

40.59¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

124607.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

94144.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Hawaii

982.57

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Source: FRED, Hawaii-specific series.

Nearby Airports

KOA

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

62 mi away

OGG

Kahului International Airport

119 mi away

HNL

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

214 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Hawaii energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Hawaii economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).