States · Hawaii · Hawaii County

Ainaloa, Hawaii.

A community in Hawaii County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Hawaii County’s.

Living in Ainaloa, Hawaii County, Hawaii

Ainaloa, in Hawaii County, had 3,609 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $58,918 a year and half less, against $78,639 across Hawaii County; 27% of its people live below the poverty line. 82% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 18% are rented. Unemployment in Hawaii County was 3.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Hawaii County work in schools and health care, then restaurants and hotels.

People 3,609 in the 2020 census
Household income $58,918 the median, give or take $11,918 · Hawaii County: $78,639
Unemployment 3.4% Hawaii County, August 2026; 2.5% a year before
Homes 82% lived in by their owners; 18% rented
  • 1,610households
  • 10%of adults have a degree
  • 27%below the poverty line
  • 34 mintypical commute
  • 12%work from home

What people in Hawaii County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care23%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment15%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Building trades9%
  • Government7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hawaii County had 74,168 jobs in 2025, 0.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in February, 72° and 56°; warmest in September, 78° and 61° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F 72° 56° M A M J J A S 78° 61° O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in February, 72° and 56°; warmest in September, 78° and 61° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F 72° 56° M A M J J A S 78° 61° O N D

Coldest in February, with highs near 72° and lows near 56°; warmest in September, with highs near 78° and lows near 61°. About 229 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Glenwood #2 weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Hawaii County

  1. Hilo Medical CenterGeneral hospital1,239FTE
  2. Mauna LaniHotel resort noncasino671
  3. Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.Hotels641
  4. HPM Building SupplyHome centers, building materials559
  5. University of Hawaii at HiloUniversity or college556
  6. WalmartDiscount department stores540
  7. TargetDiscount department stores466
  8. Kona Community HospitalGeneral hospital454FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 152 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 15,198 people in all across the county; Ainaloa has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Volcanic activityVery high
  2. Inland floodingVery high
  3. LightningVery high
  4. EarthquakesVery high
  5. WildfireRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Ainaloa’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Hawaii County.