Pāʻia (pah-ee-ah) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County,
Hawaiʻi, on the northern coast of the
island of Maui. The population was 2,499 at the 2000 census. Pāʻia features several restaurants as well as art galleries, surf shops, and other tourist-oriented businesses. One local restaurant/bar,
Charley's, is frequented by Willie Nelson when he visits the island. The eponymously named
"fish market" at Pāʻia's main intersection is moderately well known
throughout the island for its mexican and hawaiian food.
Pāʻia is the last town on Hāna
highway when heading eastbound towards Hāna.
Geography
Pāʻia is located at 20°54′38″N, 156°22′35″W (20.910694,
-156.376340)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of
17.5 km² (6.8 mi²). 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is
land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (10.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,499 people, 783 households, and 551 families residing in
the CDP. The population density was 158.7/km² (410.8/mi²). There were 890 housing
units at an average density of 56.5/km² (146.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.45% White, 0.32% African American, 0.60% Native American, 27.13% Asian, 8.80% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 28.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 per capita income for the CDP was
$18,644. About 6.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Coordinates:
20.910694° N 156.37634°
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