Makaha Valley vs Waiahole-Waikane

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

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

Waiahole-Waikane has the higher population (879 vs 161 in Makaha Valley). Makaha Valley has the higher median household income ($161,000 vs $80,556 in Waiahole-Waikane). Since 2019, Waiahole-Waikane's population has grown faster (+52.6% vs -90.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
Population	161	879
Median age	46.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$161,000	$80,556
Median home value	$1,636,400	—
Housing units	123	276
Homeownership rate	90.0%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
Population	1,731 → 161 (-90.7%)	576 → 879 (+52.6%)
Median household income	$67,292 → $161,000 (+139.3%)	$103,750 → $80,556 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$220,700 → $1,636,400 (+641.5%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,667 → $2,000 (+20.0%)

Makaha Valley

Population

1,731161

Median household income

$67,292$161,000

Median home value

$220,700$1,636,400

Waiahole-Waikane

Population

576879

Median household income

$103,750$80,556

Median gross rent

$1,667$2,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
Under 5	1.9%	9.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	8.5%
35 to 44	5.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	18.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	16.1%	14.3%
75 and over	10.6%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	9.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	19.3%	19.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.8%	10.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	10.6%	46.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
No high school diploma	0.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
Drove alone	75.0%	47.5%
Carpooled	17.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	31.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
1-unit, detached	92.7%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Makaha Valley	Waiahole-Waikane
Poverty rate	11.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.68	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	52	35
Median year structure built	2021	1985