Makawao vs Napili-Honokowai

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

Makawao and Napili-Honokowai 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 6,897 in Napili-Honokowai). Napili-Honokowai has the higher median household income ($102,337 vs $96,116 in Makawao). Makawao has the higher median home value ($819,600 vs $775,500 in Napili-Honokowai).

Population, income & housing

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
Population	7,263	6,897
Median age	43.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,116	$102,337
Median home value	$819,600	$775,500
Median gross rent	$1,699	$2,116
Housing units	2,759	4,079
Homeownership rate	65.1%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
Population	7,341 → 7,263 (-1.1%)	6,739 → 6,897 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$82,316 → $96,116 (+16.8%)	$73,970 → $102,337 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$603,800 → $819,600 (+35.7%)	$654,900 → $775,500 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $1,699 (+27.2%)	$1,731 → $2,116 (+22.2%)

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

Napili-Honokowai

Population

6,7396,897

Median household income

$73,970$102,337

Median home value

$654,900$775,500

Median gross rent

$1,731$2,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
Under 5	6.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	12.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.1%
75 and over	9.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
White (non-Hispanic)	29.0%	35.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.7%	22.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15.0%	7.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	24.9%	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	26.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
Drove alone	73.2%	72.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.3%	3.4%
Walked	3.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	12.6%	8.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
1-unit, detached	84.6%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	20.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	40.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Makawao	Napili-Honokowai
Poverty rate	10.5%	6.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1982	1979