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Fern Forest, Hawaii

Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States

Field	Value
official_name	Fern Forest, Hawaii
native_name
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_map	Hawaii_County_Hawaii_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fern_Forest_Highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
pushpin_map
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Hawaii
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Hawaii
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	32.31
area_land_km2	32.31
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	12.47
area_land_sq_mi	12.47
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	1150
population_density_km2	35.60
population_density_sq_mi	92.20
timezone	Hawaii-Aleutian
utc_offset	-10
coordinates
elevation_m	690
elevation_ft	2264
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	96785
area_code	808
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	15-07675
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1852578

Fern Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, located in the District of Puna. The population was 1,150 at the 2020 census. The population increased by 94.0% to 931 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Fern Forest is located at (19.472132, -155.130135).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 931 people and 399 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 74.5 PD/sqmi. There were 460 housing units at an average density of 23.1 /mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.30% White, 0.75% African American, 0.86% American Indian & Alaska Native, 7.84% Asian, 10.63% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 29.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.53% of the population.

There were 399 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 11.6% from 25 to 34, 19.4% from 35 to 49, 31.5% from 50 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 males there were 85.1 females.

The median income for a household in the CDP at the 2000 census was $24,519, and the median income for a family in 2000 was $33,125. Males had a median income of $40,125 versus $28,333 for females in 2000. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,958 in 2000. About 18.3% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line in 2000, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 36.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
(2024). "Fern Forest HI ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
US Census Bureau - 2010 Population Finder - Fern Forest CDP - www.census.gov/popfinder
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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