Kaneohe Base vs Makaha

A side-by-side comparison of Kaneohe Base and Makaha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kaneohe Base has the higher population (10,973 vs 9,898 in Makaha). Kaneohe Base has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $63,291 in Makaha). Makaha has the higher median home value ($416,100 vs $390,600 in Kaneohe Base).

Population, income & housing

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
Population	10,973	9,898
Median age	22.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$63,291
Median home value	$390,600	$416,100
Median gross rent	$3,399	$1,871
Housing units	2,769	4,308
Homeownership rate	1.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
Population	11,237 → 10,973 (-2.3%)	8,404 → 9,898 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$60,169 → $70,000 (+16.3%)	$50,992 → $63,291 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$1,279,400 → $390,600 (-69.5%)	$404,900 → $416,100 (+2.8%)
Median gross rent	$3,027 → $3,399 (+12.3%)	$1,467 → $1,871 (+27.5%)

Kaneohe Base

Population

11,23710,973

Median household income

$60,169$70,000

Median home value

$1,279,400$390,600

Median gross rent

$3,027$3,399

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)

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
Under 5	11.0%	10.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	38.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	26.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	1.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	0.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	20.5%
Black or African American	5.4%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	3.2%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	26.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	23.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
No high school diploma	0.4%	11.9%
High school graduate	23.3%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
Drove alone	57.3%	59.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	16.6%
Public transit	0.3%	11.8%
Walked	20.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.6%
Other means	4.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
1-unit, detached	26.4%	34.2%
1-unit, attached	60.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	10.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	37.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Kaneohe Base	Makaha
Poverty rate	8.7%	25.2%
Average household size	2.98	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	11	49
Median year structure built	2005	1976