Editing Paukaʻa, Hawaii

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'''Pauka{{okina}}a''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii County]], [[Hawaii]], United States. The population was 425 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1561700| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paukaa CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=June 7, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 495 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].  The [[ZIP code]] is 96720.

==Geography==
Pauka{{okina}}a is located on the eastern side of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] at {{coord|19|45|59|N|155|5|55|W|type:city}} (19.766336, -155.098686).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is north of [[Wainaku, Hawaii|Wainaku]] and south of [[Papaikou, Hawaii|Papaikou]]. [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] is {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the south. It is bordered to the east by the [[Pacific Ocean]], just north of [[Hilo Bay]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Pauka{{okina}}a CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 19.01%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 434
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 495 people, 196 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,174.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 215 housing units at an average density of {{convert|510.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 41.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.25% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 18.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.44% of the population.

There were 196 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,804, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $20,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,246.  About 5.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Hawaii County, Hawaii}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Hawaii County, Hawaii]]
[[Category:Populated places on Hawaii (island)]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Hawaii]]