Haiku-Pauwela vs Makawao

A side-by-side comparison of Haiku-Pauwela and Makawao: population, income, housing, and more.

Haiku-Pauwela and Makawao are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Haiku-Pauwela has the higher population (9,290 vs 7,263 in Makawao). Haiku-Pauwela has the higher median household income ($99,520 vs $96,116 in Makawao). Haiku-Pauwela has the higher median home value ($1,019,400 vs $819,600 in Makawao).

Population, income & housing

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
Population	9,290	7,263
Median age	38.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,520	$96,116
Median home value	$1,019,400	$819,600
Median gross rent	$2,341	$1,699
Housing units	3,690	2,759
Homeownership rate	65.9%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
Population	8,987 → 9,290 (+3.4%)	7,341 → 7,263 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$88,093 → $99,520 (+13.0%)	$82,316 → $96,116 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$793,800 → $1,019,400 (+28.4%)	$603,800 → $819,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,912 → $2,341 (+22.4%)	$1,336 → $1,699 (+27.2%)

Haiku-Pauwela

Population

8,9879,290

Median household income

$88,093$99,520

Median home value

$793,800$1,019,400

Median gross rent

$1,912$2,341

Makawao

Population

7,3417,263

Median household income

$82,316$96,116

Median home value

$603,800$819,600

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
Under 5	7.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	8.6%
35 to 44	18.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.5%
75 and over	4.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	29.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.4%	16.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.2%	15.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.0%	24.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
No high school diploma	9.8%	4.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
Drove alone	79.2%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
1-unit, detached	87.2%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Haiku-Pauwela	Makawao
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.75	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1992	1982