Here is a Break down of The demographics of The Population of the East Side Of Big Island:

Puna- 49,800

South Hilo- 48,600

North Hilo- 1,700

Kau- 7,700

Hamakua- 7,000

Total for East Side: 114,800

Here is the West Side:

North Kohala- 9,400

South Kohala- 2,170

North Kona- 37,900

South Kona- 12,680

Total For West Side: 62,150

This a conservative number from 2015 and are not entirely accurate as more people move here everyday.

Costco Gauges their ability to open a new store based on the population numbers but how can they say there is not enough people in Hilo when our numbers for the East Side districts are far more than on the west side.