Makakilo vs Wahiawa

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

Makakilo and Wahiawa 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 17,515 in Wahiawa). Makakilo has the higher median household income ($120,489 vs $86,883 in Wahiawa). Makakilo has the higher median home value ($827,900 vs $716,800 in Wahiawa).

Population, income & housing

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
Population	20,372	17,515
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,489	$86,883
Median home value	$827,900	$716,800
Median gross rent	$2,202	$1,443
Housing units	6,388	6,601
Homeownership rate	80.1%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
Population	19,775 → 20,372 (+3.0%)	17,122 → 17,515 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$113,244 → $120,489 (+6.4%)	$62,092 → $86,883 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$622,900 → $827,900 (+32.9%)	$590,900 → $716,800 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,946 → $2,202 (+13.2%)	$1,288 → $1,443 (+12.0%)

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

Wahiawa

Population

17,12217,515

Median household income

$62,092$86,883

Median home value

$590,900$716,800

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
Under 5	8.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.2%
75 and over	6.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	10.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.6%	42.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.4%	8.9%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	23.9%	22.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
Drove alone	70.6%	64.2%
Carpooled	13.6%	18.6%
Public transit	2.8%	6.4%
Walked	0.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	5.4%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
1-unit, detached	60.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	15.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Makakilo	Wahiawa
Poverty rate	7.0%	17.2%
Average household size	3.29	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1987	1965