Lahaina vs Makawao

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

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

Lahaina has the higher population (11,423 vs 7,263 in Makawao). Makawao has the higher median household income ($96,116 vs $85,988 in Lahaina). Lahaina has the higher median home value ($841,400 vs $819,600 in Makawao).

Population, income & housing

	Lahaina	Makawao
Population	11,423	7,263
Median age	39.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,988	$96,116
Median home value	$841,400	$819,600
Median gross rent	$1,988	$1,699
Housing units	3,959	2,759
Homeownership rate	54.5%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lahaina	Makawao
Population	12,776 → 11,423 (-10.6%)	7,341 → 7,263 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$75,850 → $85,988 (+13.4%)	$82,316 → $96,116 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$686,800 → $841,400 (+22.5%)	$603,800 → $819,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,333 → $1,988 (+49.1%)	$1,336 → $1,699 (+27.2%)

Lahaina

Population

12,77611,423

Median household income

$75,850$85,988

Median home value

$686,800$841,400

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,988

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)

	Lahaina	Makawao
Under 5	7.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	8.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.5%
75 and over	6.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lahaina	Makawao
White (non-Hispanic)	25.0%	29.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	38.3%	16.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.6%	15.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.4%	24.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lahaina	Makawao
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lahaina	Makawao
Drove alone	67.5%	73.2%
Carpooled	13.1%	10.0%
Public transit	2.6%	0.3%
Walked	4.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	4.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lahaina	Makawao
1-unit, detached	47.0%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Lahaina	Makawao
Poverty rate	12.9%	10.5%
Average household size	3.28	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1980	1982