Hickam Housing vs Makaha

A side-by-side comparison of Hickam Housing and Makaha: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickam Housing and Makaha are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Makaha has the higher population (9,898 vs 9,195 in Hickam Housing). Hickam Housing has the higher median household income ($111,667 vs $63,291 in Makaha). Since 2019, Makaha's population has grown faster (+17.8% vs -2.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
Population	9,195	9,898
Median age	25.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$111,667	$63,291
Median home value	—	$416,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,871
Housing units	2,917	4,308
Homeownership rate	0.3%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
Population	9,387 → 9,195 (-2.0%)	8,404 → 9,898 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$76,684 → $111,667 (+45.6%)	$50,992 → $63,291 (+24.1%)
Median home value	—	$404,900 → $416,100 (+2.8%)
Median gross rent	$3,229 → $3,501 (+8.4%)	$1,467 → $1,871 (+27.5%)

Hickam Housing

Population

9,3879,195

Median household income

$76,684$111,667

Median gross rent

$3,229$3,501

Makaha

Population

8,4049,898

Median household income

$50,992$63,291

Median home value

$404,900$416,100

Median gross rent

$1,467$1,871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
Under 5	11.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	24.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	12.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	19.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	19.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	3.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	0.7%	11.3%
75 and over	0.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	20.5%
Black or African American	9.1%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	6.5%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	26.9%
Some other race	3.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	12.8%	23.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
No high school diploma	1.9%	11.9%
High school graduate	9.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
Drove alone	73.4%	59.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	16.6%
Public transit	0.5%	11.8%
Walked	6.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.6%
Other means	3.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
1-unit, detached	8.8%	34.2%
1-unit, attached	69.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	10.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	37.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hickam Housing	Makaha
Poverty rate	1.7%	25.2%
Average household size	3.19	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	14	49
Median year structure built	1994	1976