Pearl City, Hawaii
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Pearl City, Hawaii

Pearl City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the ʻEwa District and City & County of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 45,295. Pearl City sits along the north shore of Pearl Harbor. Waimalu borders Pearl City to the east and Waipahu borders the west. The U.S. postal code for Pearl City is 96782.

Early-day Pearl City had an array of rice paddies and fields that were plowed with water buffalo that hauled a 9 two-wheeled cart. In the early 1880s, Pearl City was the final stop for Benjamin Franklin Dillingham's Oahu Railway, a mud wagon driven by a four-horse team. Lots for a yet-to-exist "Pearl City" went on sale in 1889, after completion of the rail line. Near the outskirts of Pearl City, the Remond Grove, an area where people were entertained by piano, banjo, trumpet, and saxophone performances, was a popular entertainment spot in the early 1900s.

Pearl City is located at 21°24'30" North, 157°58'1" East (21.408333, −157.966902).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.0 square miles (13 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) is water. The total area is 14.29% water.

As of the census of 2020, there were 45,295 people, 14,987 households, and 7,288 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,966 inhabitants per square mile (1,917/km2). There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 1,842.2 units per square mile (711.3 units/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 54.6% Asian, 9.9% White, 1.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.41% from other races, 6.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 24.4% from two or more races. 9.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,922 households, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the CDP, 18.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 13.7% was from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,036, and the median income for a family was $67,246. Males had a median income of $30,712 versus $28,408 for females. The per capita income was $21,683. 6.2% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the poverty line. Of the total population, 11.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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