Paia, Hawaii

Pā'ia, Hawaii Pāʻia
FIPS code		15-60200
GNIS feature ID	0362968

Pā'ia (

Pā'ia is the first town on the Hana Highway when heading eastbound towards Hana.

Pā'ia is located close to many internationally known windsurfing spots including Hoʻokipa and Spreckelsville. It is therefore sometimes called "The World Capital of Windsurfing".^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Paia is located at 20°54′38″N 156°22′35″W / 20.91056°N 156.37639°W / 20.91056; -156.37639 (20.910694, -156.376340).^[4] Spreckelsville lies to the west, Haiku to the east, and Haliimaile to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.3 km²), of which 6.1 square miles (15.9 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), or 17.84%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	2,499		—
2010	2,668		6.8%
2020	2,470		−7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

of any race were 10.92% of the population.

There were 783 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,696, and the median income for a family was $57,981. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $27,500 for females. The

, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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  Paia beach looking east
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  Paia beach looking west
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  Paia welcome sign

References

External links

• Media related to Paia, Hawaii at Wikimedia Commons