Orchidlands Estates (also known as Orchidland or Orchid Land Estates) is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States located in the District of Puna. The population was 2,815 at the up from 1,731 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Orchidlands Estates is located on the east side of the island of

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at (19.560858, -155.012566). It is bordered to the northeast by

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, to the south by Ainaloa, to the southwest by Hawaiian Acres, and to the northwest by Kurtistown. It is south of

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,815 people in 1,011 households residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 32.01%

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, 0.82%

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, 0.64% American Indian & Alaska Native, 21.74% Asian, 10.98% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 1.74% from other races, and 32.08% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.67% of the population.US Census Bureau - 2010 Population Finder - Orchidlands Estates CDP -
/ref> 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. In the Orchidlands Estates CDP the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 13.2% from 25 to 34, 18.3% from 35 to 49, 24.3% from 50 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 males there were 96.0 females. The median income for a household in the CDP at the 2000 census was $27,083, and the median income for a family in 2000 was $31,290. Males had a median income of $32,045 in 2000 versus $24,188 for females. The

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for the CDP in 2000 was $13,748. About 24.1% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the

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in 2000, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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