Pakala Village, Hawaii

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Pākalā Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Pākalā Village is located at 21°56′36″N, 159°38′52″W (21.943221, -159.647658)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (10.00%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 478 people, 150 households, and 121 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 78.9/km² (204.7/mi²). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 28.4/km² (73.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 14.02% White, 0.21% African American, 37.45% Asian, 26.36% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 21.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.28% of the population.

There were 150 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,464, and the median income for a family was $29,000. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,846. About 33.3% of families and 43.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 68.9% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over.