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96708 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96708 covers Haiku, Hawaii, with a population of about 11,452 and a median household income of $99,224.

Population
11,452192 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$99,224about the Hawaii median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,309,246up 25.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,2841.2× the Hawaii median
Degree or higher
28.7%6.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.9%1.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC-10:00does not observe daylight saving time
Businesses
254

Where 96708 is

Haiku, Hawaii — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population11,452
Median age40.3
Family households69.2%
Born outside the US10.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.8%
White (non-Hispanic)53.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Veterans7.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$99,224
Income per person$42,164
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k16.3%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more14.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,290
Mean adjusted gross income$88,452
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k33.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,032,800
Median gross rent$2,284
Rent as a share of household income38.8%
Owner-occupied66.9%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house87%
Attached house7%
2 to 4 units4.5%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,309,246as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.6%
Typical asking rent$3,725as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,340,638$274,196

$274,196 in 2000 to $1,309,246 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone81.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments254
People employed997
Annual payroll$48,619,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 32.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.7 out of 100
Community resilience79.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Volcanic activity98.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami18.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Hawaii and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPHawaiiUnited States
Median household income$99,224$98,317$78,538
Income per person$42,164$44,823$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%10%12.4%
Median home value$1,032,800$808,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,284$1,938$1,348
Homeownership66.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%35.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%5%5.2%
Works from home9.5%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.9%18.1%13.9%
Median age40.340.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationKAHULUI AP, HI US13.4 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January82.2°F / 63.6°F2.42 in rain
February82.2°F / 63.8°F2 in rain
March82.9°F / 65.1°F2.64 in rain
April84.5°F / 66.6°F1.32 in rain
May86.5°F / 67.7°F0.71 in rain
June88.3°F / 70.3°F0.17 in rain
July89.2°F / 71.8°F0.53 in rain
August89.9°F / 72.3°F0.53 in rain
September90°F / 71.2°F0.45 in rain
October88.7°F / 70.1°F0.83 in rain
November85.8°F / 68.4°F1.81 in rain
December83.3°F / 65.9°F2.8 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket24% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hawaii Department of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

96788 Pukalani, HI6.3 km away
96768 Makawao, HI7.5 km away
96779 Paia, HI8.4 km away
96790 Kula, HI17.3 km away
96733 Kahului, HI18.2 km away
96732 Kahului, HI18.7 km away
96793 Wailuku, HI21.2 km away
96753 Kihei, HI23.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Maui County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneHawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed — clocks stay on standard time all year
Land area59.54 sq mi
Water area8.67 sq mi
Population density192 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude20.9071, -156.3000

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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