Kapolei vs Makakilo

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

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

Kapolei has the higher population (23,033 vs 20,372 in Makakilo). Kapolei has the higher median household income ($129,260 vs $120,489 in Makakilo). Makakilo has the higher median home value ($827,900 vs $720,600 in Kapolei).

Population, income & housing

	Kapolei	Makakilo
Population	23,033	20,372
Median age	33.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$129,260	$120,489
Median home value	$720,600	$827,900
Median gross rent	$2,507	$2,202
Housing units	7,260	6,388
Homeownership rate	78.2%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kapolei	Makakilo
Population	21,674 → 23,033 (+6.3%)	19,775 → 20,372 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$103,547 → $129,260 (+24.8%)	$113,244 → $120,489 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$570,800 → $720,600 (+26.2%)	$622,900 → $827,900 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,889 → $2,507 (+32.7%)	$1,946 → $2,202 (+13.2%)

Kapolei

Population

21,67423,033

Median household income

$103,547$129,260

Median home value

$570,800$720,600

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,507

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)

	Kapolei	Makakilo
Under 5	6.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.3%	7.0%
75 and over	4.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kapolei	Makakilo
White (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	18.1%
Black or African American	3.1%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	25.9%	30.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13.3%	7.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	26.8%	23.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kapolei	Makakilo
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.2%
High school graduate	29.6%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kapolei	Makakilo
Drove alone	71.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	13.6%
Public transit	2.9%	2.8%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kapolei	Makakilo
1-unit, detached	59.8%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	16.1%
20 or more units	6.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Kapolei	Makakilo
Poverty rate	8.1%	7.0%
Average household size	3.33	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2006	1987