Orchidlands Estates (also known as Orchidland or Orchid Land Estates) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. As of the 2020 census, Orchidlands Estates had a population of 3,165.
Geography
Orchidlands Estates is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii at (19.560858, -155.012566). It is bordered to the northeast by Hawaiian Paradise Park, to the south by Ainaloa, to the southwest by Hawaiian Acres, and to the northwest by Kurtistown. It is south of Hilo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Orchidlands Estates had a population of 3,165. The median age was 44.5 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,178 households in Orchidlands Estates, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.5% were married-couple households, 24.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,011 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.78.