What is the median household income in Fern Forest, HI?

Name: Income and affordability in Fern Forest, HI, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Fern Forest, HI is $42,917 (±$17,594) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In Fern Forest, the median household income went from $21,875 in 2015–2019 to $42,917 in 2020–2024 (+96.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $42,917 (±$17,594)

Income in Fern Forest against Hawaii County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fern Forest	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Median household income	$42,917 (±$17,594)	$78,639 (±$2,560)	$100,389 (±$1,121)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$54,668 (±$4,063)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$43,690 (±$19,854)	$90,664 (±$2,970)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$1,510 (±$66)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Fern Forest, median household income is lower than in Hawaii County ($78,639).

It is also lower than in Hawaii ($100,389).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Hawaii County, Fern Forest ranks 29 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 119 of 124.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$21,875 (±$8,013)	$42,917 (±$17,594)	+96.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$127,500 (±$55,736)	$170,900 (±$47,405)	+34.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Fern Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fern Forest
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Fern Forest	—	$42,917 (±$17,594)	—
Eden Roc	3.0 mi	$24,771 (±$13,786)	Not measurably different
Fern Acres	4.6 mi	$40,400 (±$20,405)	Not measurably different
Mountain View	5.9 mi	$69,299 (±$24,363)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Acres	7.1 mi	$91,120 (±$32,783)	Higher
Kurtistown	9.3 mi	$96,165 (±$13,067)	Higher
Ainaloa	9.8 mi	$58,918 (±$11,918)	Not measurably different
Orchidlands Estates	10.0 mi	$73,936 (±$15,290)	Higher
Keaau	12 mi	$85,000 (±$26,032)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hawaiian Acres, HI ($91,120), Kurtistown, HI ($96,165), Orchidlands Estates, HI ($73,936).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Hawaii County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
23	Mountain View	$69,299 (±$24,363)
24	Honalo	$63,125 (±$25,779)
25	Discovery Harbour	$61,042 (±$12,645)
26	Ainaloa	$58,918 (±$11,918)
27	Pahoa	$56,042 (±$30,590)
28	Hawaiian Ocean View	$45,043 (±$7,375)
29	Fern Forest	$42,917 (±$17,594)
30	Fern Acres	$40,400 (±$20,405)
31	Leilani Estates	$30,192 (±$17,177)
32	Hawaiian Beaches	$29,295 (±$21,782)
33	Nanawale Estates	$26,683 (±$8,326)
34	Eden Roc	$24,771 (±$13,786)

Showing 12 of 34 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fern Forest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fern Forest

What is the median household income in Fern Forest?

The median household income in Fern Forest is $42,917 (±$17,594) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in Fern Forest kept up with inflation?

In Fern Forest, the median household income went from $21,875 in 2015–2019 to $42,917 in 2020–2024 (+96.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fern Forest CDP, Hawaii (place:07675, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.