Makaha Valley vs Punaluu

A side-by-side comparison of Makaha Valley and Punaluu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Punaluu has the higher population (855 vs 161 in Makaha Valley). Makaha Valley has the higher median household income ($161,000 vs $88,611 in Punaluu). Makaha Valley has the higher median home value ($1,636,400 vs $828,700 in Punaluu).

Population, income & housing

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
Population	161	855
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$161,000	$88,611
Median home value	$1,636,400	$828,700
Median gross rent	—	$2,030
Housing units	123	581
Homeownership rate	90.0%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
Population	1,731 → 161 (-90.7%)	1,071 → 855 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$67,292 → $161,000 (+139.3%)	$62,361 → $88,611 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$220,700 → $1,636,400 (+641.5%)	$648,400 → $828,700 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,422 → $2,030 (+42.8%)

Makaha Valley

Population

1,731161

Median household income

$67,292$161,000

Median home value

$220,700$1,636,400

Punaluu

Population

1,071855

Median household income

$62,361$88,611

Median home value

$648,400$828,700

Median gross rent

$1,422$2,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
Under 5	1.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.0%
25 to 34	19.9%	17.3%
35 to 44	5.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	6.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.0%
75 and over	10.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	32.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	19.3%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.8%	14.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	32.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
No high school diploma	0.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	15.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
Drove alone	75.0%	63.8%
Carpooled	17.6%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
1-unit, detached	92.7%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	39.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Makaha Valley	Punaluu
Poverty rate	11.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	52	37
Median year structure built	2021	1976