Housing market/Hawaii/ZIP 96743
ZIP 96743 Kamuela, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Hawaii County, HI · Hawaii. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 96743 · HI
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 96743 — Kamuela, HI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 96743
- 1-unit detached4,82472.3%
- 1-unit attached3495.2%
- 2–4 units70910.6%
- 5–49 units73811.1%
- 50+ units70.1%
- Mobile430.6%
2–4 unit share 10.6% · 5–49 unit share 11.0% · combined 2–49 21.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $2,023 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,731.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 39.2%; ≥50% 8.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,850 (1.409× ACS median gross rent).
Population
13,326 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -8.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 64 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 39 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 56 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 96743 22.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 24.9%; ACS median gross rent is $2,023; population changed -8.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 709 units in 2–4-unit structures and 738 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 64 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,850 versus ACS median gross rent of $2,023. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Hawaii research
ZIP 96743 is a Census / HUD profile for Hawaii County, HI. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 96743 — Kamuela, HI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Hawaii ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Hawaii research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 96743?
ZIP 96743 (Hawaii County, HI) has 13,326 residents, 5,021 households, a renter share of 22.3%, median household income of $98,177, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $2,023. Vacancy is 24.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 96743?
ACS counts 523 units in 2-unit buildings, 186 in 3–4 unit buildings, 525 in 5–9, 131 in 10–19, and 82 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,447 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 96743?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,850. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 96743 — Kamuela, HI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Hawaii ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 96743 is Census / HUD research for Hawaii County, HI. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Hawaii property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.