Kula vs Makawao

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

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

Makawao has the higher population (7,263 vs 6,557 in Kula). Makawao has the higher median household income ($96,116 vs $91,476 in Kula). Kula has the higher median home value ($1,117,300 vs $819,600 in Makawao).

Population, income & housing

	Kula	Makawao
Population	6,557	7,263
Median age	49.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,476	$96,116
Median home value	$1,117,300	$819,600
Median gross rent	$2,208	$1,699
Housing units	2,781	2,759
Homeownership rate	69.1%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kula	Makawao
Population	7,621 → 6,557 (-14.0%)	7,341 → 7,263 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$76,509 → $91,476 (+19.6%)	$82,316 → $96,116 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$1,047,100 → $1,117,300 (+6.7%)	$603,800 → $819,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,432 → $2,208 (+54.2%)	$1,336 → $1,699 (+27.2%)

Kula

Population

7,6216,557

Median household income

$76,509$91,476

Median home value

$1,047,100$1,117,300

Median gross rent

$1,432$2,208

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)

	Kula	Makawao
Under 5	2.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	2.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	17.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.5%
75 and over	8.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kula	Makawao
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	29.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	17.9%	16.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.2%	15.0%
Some other race	4.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	24.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kula	Makawao
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kula	Makawao
Drove alone	68.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	7.1%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	12.6%
Other means	3.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kula	Makawao
1-unit, detached	95.0%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Kula	Makawao
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1981	1982