Makakilo vs Schofield Barracks

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

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

Makakilo has the higher population (20,372 vs 16,755 in Schofield Barracks). Makakilo has the higher median household income ($120,489 vs $74,695 in Schofield Barracks). Since 2019, Makakilo's population has grown faster (+3.0% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
Population	20,372	16,755
Median age	36.4 yrs	22.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,489	$74,695
Median home value	$827,900	—
Median gross rent	$2,202	$3,192
Housing units	6,388	4,161
Homeownership rate	80.1%	0.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
Population	19,775 → 20,372 (+3.0%)	19,499 → 16,755 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$113,244 → $120,489 (+6.4%)	$60,966 → $74,695 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$622,900 → $827,900 (+32.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,946 → $2,202 (+13.2%)	$2,974 → $3,192 (+7.3%)

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

Schofield Barracks

Population

19,49916,755

Median household income

$60,966$74,695

Median gross rent

$2,974$3,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
Under 5	8.7%	15.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	34.8%
25 to 34	15.6%	27.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	1.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	0.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	0.3%
75 and over	6.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	48.5%
Black or African American	5.6%	18.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	30.6%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.4%	2.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	23.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.1%
High school graduate	27.6%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
Drove alone	70.6%	57.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.1%
Public transit	2.8%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	26.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.9%	2.8%
Other means	1.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
1-unit, detached	60.3%	12.5%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	55.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	22.3%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Makakilo	Schofield Barracks
Poverty rate	7.0%	6.0%
Average household size	3.29	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	33	11
Median year structure built	1987	2000