Mountain View is a very small town located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 4,215 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mountain View is the 33rd largest community in Hawaii.
Housing costs in Mountain View are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Hawaii.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mountain View is worth considering.
One downside of living in Mountain View, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.63 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Mountain View doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Mountain View, just 9.67% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mountain View in 2022 was $23,168, which is low income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,672 for a family of four. However, Mountain View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mountain View is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mountain View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mountain View residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Mountain View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mountain View include Portuguese, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mountain View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese and Spanish.