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SheetHI-HANA-HI · Hana, HI 793 pop · income 23rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hana
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Hana on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bearden · lowest
28,143
Bearden · lowest
28,143 median HH income
31.8% of the leader · rank #1
Lamoni · near
52,300
Lamoni · near
52,300 median HH income
59.0% of the leader · rank #2
Hana · this city
52,304
Hana · this city
52,304 median HH income
59.0% of the leader · rank #3
Chimayo · near
52,305
Chimayo · near
52,305 median HH income
59.0% of the leader · rank #4
Nyona Lake · near
52,308
Nyona Lake · near
52,308 median HH income
59.0% of the leader · rank #5
Fort White · near
52,315
Fort White · near
52,315 median HH income
59.0% of the leader · rank #6
Punaluu · highest
88,611
Punaluu · highest
88,611 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Hana on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 793.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Hana places in the 23rd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
23rd
percentile, household income
90th
percentile, home value
99th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Hana, HI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 793 residents in Hana, a small town within Hawaii. The typical household in Hana brings in $52,304 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 11.1%. Typical homes in Hana are valued around $610,200, and the median resident age is 51.1 years. About 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 45.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 74.3°F with 72.2 inches of precipitation per year.
Hawaii carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,433 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Hawaii run around $280, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Hana workers runs 8.6 minutes, with 89.0% driving alone and 11.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Hana's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Hana, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Hana?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 74.3°F, with 72.2 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Hawaii is 75.0 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 89.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 8.6 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Hana?
Within Hawaii, the closest population matches are Naalehu (837 residents, $70,469 income); Waikoloa Beach Resort (737 residents, $83,438 income); Punaluu (855 residents, $88,611 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bearden, AR (793 residents); Berry Creek, CA (793 residents); Mentone, IN (793 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in Hana?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 11.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Hana?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 26.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
1
Bachelor's degree+
26.8%
Poverty estimate
11.1%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, Hawaii average
F
City profile score · Hana, HI
28/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share C-
26.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$52,304
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
110.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Hana profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 52/100 (C-) · 26.8%
Poverty rate: 35/100 (F) · 11.1%
Household income: 23/100 (F) · $52,304
Cost of living: 8/100 (F) · 110.0 index
How does Hana compare to other US cities?
Where Hana sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income23% higher than other cities
Home value90% pricier than other cities
Median rent99% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Hana against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Hawaii only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Hawaii-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Hana near the bottom of Hawaii's cities
Among the 160 Hawaii cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Hana ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Hana only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#144 of 155
7th percentile in Hawaii
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 160
0th percentile in Hawaii
Median Home Value
#96 of 150
36th percentile in Hawaii
Poverty Rate
#37 of 160
77th percentile in Hawaii
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#97 of 160
39th percentile in Hawaii
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Hawaii only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
23rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Hana's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$610,20010th percentilemore affordable than 10% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Hana's home-value-to-income ratio: 11.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#15,446 of 15,516
More affordable than 0% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#11,276 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 11.7×, Hana sits in the pressured band:
national rank #15,446 of 15,516 and #11,276 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$52,304Hana, HI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Hana, HI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Hana, HI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)45.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
793
Median Income
$52,304
Median Home Value
$610,200
Median Age
51.1
Poverty Rate
11.1%
Labor force participation
45.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.8%
Climate
Avg Temperature
74.3°F
Annual Precipitation
72.2"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
8.6 minutes
Drive Alone
89.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
11.0%
Based on 337 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Hawaii statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $280
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Hawaii at $280 (electricity about $220 , water and sewer about $60 ).
These are Hawaii statewide averages, not a meter reading for Hana. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Hawaii's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.0 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Hana is $2,433/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Hawaii statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Hawaii statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Hana sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Hana compares to similar-size Hawaii cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.