Ewa Gentry vs Makakilo

A side-by-side comparison of Ewa Gentry and Makakilo: population, income, housing, and more.

Ewa Gentry and Makakilo are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ewa Gentry has the higher population (26,738 vs 20,372 in Makakilo). Ewa Gentry has the higher median household income ($131,755 vs $120,489 in Makakilo). Makakilo has the higher median home value ($827,900 vs $768,200 in Ewa Gentry).

Population, income & housing

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
Population	26,738	20,372
Median age	34.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$131,755	$120,489
Median home value	$768,200	$827,900
Median gross rent	$2,517	$2,202
Housing units	8,265	6,388
Homeownership rate	78.0%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
Population	25,641 → 26,738 (+4.3%)	19,775 → 20,372 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$111,272 → $131,755 (+18.4%)	$113,244 → $120,489 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$568,300 → $768,200 (+35.2%)	$622,900 → $827,900 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,972 → $2,517 (+27.6%)	$1,946 → $2,202 (+13.2%)

Ewa Gentry

Population

25,64126,738

Median household income

$111,272$131,755

Median home value

$568,300$768,200

Median gross rent

$1,972$2,517

Makakilo

Population

19,77520,372

Median household income

$113,244$120,489

Median home value

$622,900$827,900

Median gross rent

$1,946$2,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
Under 5	7.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.0%
75 and over	3.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	18.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	45.5%	30.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.6%	7.4%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	19.9%	23.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	29.3%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
Drove alone	69.5%	70.6%
Carpooled	17.0%	13.6%
Public transit	5.4%	2.8%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.9%
Other means	1.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
1-unit, detached	67.7%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	16.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ewa Gentry	Makakilo
Poverty rate	2.7%	7.0%
Average household size	3.33	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1998	1987