Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawai'i

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Hawaiian Ocean View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,178 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaiʻi

Hawaiian Ocean View is located at 19°6′28″N, 155°46′2″W (19.107649, -155.767186)^GR1, directly on top of the southern rift zone of Mauna Loa volcano.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 275.8 km² (106.5 mi²). 264.2 km² (102.0 mi²) of it is land and 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it (4.20%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,178 people, 941 households, and 541 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8.2/km² (21.4/mi²). There were 1,382 housing units at an average density of 5.2/km² (13.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.75% White, 1.01% African American, 1.10% Native American, 6.34% Asian, 11.02% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 21.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.40% of the population.

There were 941 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,125, and the median income for a family was $34,234. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,218. About 13.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.