Makakilo vs Mililani Town

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

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

Mililani Town has the higher population (27,495 vs 20,372 in Makakilo). Mililani Town has the higher median household income ($124,123 vs $120,489 in Makakilo). Mililani Town has the higher median home value ($884,800 vs $827,900 in Makakilo).

Population, income & housing

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
Population	20,372	27,495
Median age	36.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,489	$124,123
Median home value	$827,900	$884,800
Median gross rent	$2,202	$2,303
Housing units	6,388	9,945
Homeownership rate	80.1%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	41.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
Population	19,775 → 20,372 (+3.0%)	27,562 → 27,495 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$113,244 → $120,489 (+6.4%)	$99,460 → $124,123 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$622,900 → $827,900 (+32.9%)	$639,800 → $884,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,946 → $2,202 (+13.2%)	$1,920 → $2,303 (+19.9%)

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

Mililani Town

Population

27,56227,495

Median household income

$99,460$124,123

Median home value

$639,800$884,800

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,303

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
Under 5	8.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	15.0%
75 and over	6.2%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	9.6%
Black or African American	5.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.6%	47.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.4%	4.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	23.9%	26.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
Drove alone	70.6%	79.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	9.8%
Public transit	2.8%	1.9%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
1-unit, detached	60.3%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	12.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Makakilo	Mililani Town
Poverty rate	7.0%	3.6%
Average household size	3.29	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1987	1978