Volcano, Hawaii

Geography and climate

Volcano is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii, on the border of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and near the northeast rim of Kīlauea's summit caldera.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 151.7 km2, all of it land. Hawaii Route 11 passes through the southern part of the community, leading northeast 27 mi to Hilo and southwest 37 mi to Nāālehu.

Its altitude ranges from below 2800 ft in the southeast to over 6200 ft at its uninhabited northern end. Due to this, Volcano features a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb), with relatively uniform temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year, although rainfall is concentrated during the months of November through April.

|Jan avg record high F = 74.4 |Feb avg record high F = 74.7 |Mar avg record high F = 74.4 |Apr avg record high F = 74.1 |May avg record high F = 75.8 |Jun avg record high F = 76.2 |Jul avg record high F = 78.0 |Aug avg record high F = 78.8 |Sep avg record high F = 77.8 |Oct avg record high F = 77.7 |Nov avg record high F = 76.1 |Dec avg record high F = 75.0 |year avg record high F = 80.5

|Jan avg record low F = 42.6 |Feb avg record low F = 42.2 |Mar avg record low F = 44.3 |Apr avg record low F = 45.9 |May avg record low F = 47.6 |Jun avg record low F = 49.5 |Jul avg record low F = 50.3 |Aug avg record low F = 50.7 |Sep avg record low F = 50.0 |Oct avg record low F = 49.5 |Nov avg record low F = 47.7 |Dec avg record low F = 44.2 |year avg record low F = 40.6

|Jan record high F = 79 |Feb record high F = 82 |Mar record high F = 80 |Apr record high F = 81 |May record high F = 81 |Jun record high F = 83 |Jul record high F = 87 |Aug record high F = 84 |Sep record high F = 85 |Oct record high F = 81 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 81 |year record high F = |Jan record low F = 34 |Feb record low F = 35 |Mar record low F = 38 |Apr record low F = 40 |May record low F = 42 |Jun record low F = 42 |Jul record low F = 45 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 45 |Oct record low F = 45 |Nov record low F = 41 |Dec record low F = 35 |year record low F =

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,575 people in 1,228 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 45.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 30.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.53% White, 0.74% African American, 0.39% American Indian & Alaska Native, 11.57% Asian, 9.79% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 25.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.82% of the population.

There were 1,228 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.10.

In the Volcano CDP, 17.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 8.8% from 25 to 34, 16.4% from 35 to 49, 34.6% from 50 to 64, and 17.5% was 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 males there were 100.7 females.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,231 people, 896 households, and 498 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 39.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 21.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.87% White, 0.49% African American, 0.54% Native American, 11.39% Asian, 12.24% Pacific Islander, 1.34% from other races, and 26.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 9.28% of the population.

There were 896 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP, 20.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,977, and the median income for a family was $44,432. Males had a median income of $30,929 versus $31,679 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,913. About 10.4% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

References

References

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