Makawao vs Pukalani

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

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

Pukalani has the higher population (8,490 vs 7,263 in Makawao). Pukalani has the higher median household income ($120,707 vs $96,116 in Makawao). Pukalani has the higher median home value ($926,100 vs $819,600 in Makawao).

Population, income & housing

	Makawao	Pukalani
Population	7,263	8,490
Median age	43.5 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,116	$120,707
Median home value	$819,600	$926,100
Median gross rent	$1,699	$1,816
Housing units	2,759	3,037
Homeownership rate	65.1%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makawao	Pukalani
Population	7,341 → 7,263 (-1.1%)	7,695 → 8,490 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$82,316 → $96,116 (+16.8%)	$86,018 → $120,707 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$603,800 → $819,600 (+35.7%)	$674,300 → $926,100 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $1,699 (+27.2%)	$1,802 → $1,816 (+0.8%)

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

Pukalani

Population

7,6958,490

Median household income

$86,018$120,707

Median home value

$674,300$926,100

Median gross rent

$1,802$1,816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makawao	Pukalani
Under 5	6.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	16.6%
75 and over	9.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makawao	Pukalani
White (non-Hispanic)	29.0%	29.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	16.7%	21.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15.0%	2.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.9%	29.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makawao	Pukalani
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	26.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makawao	Pukalani
Drove alone	73.2%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	7.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makawao	Pukalani
1-unit, detached	84.6%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Makawao	Pukalani
Poverty rate	10.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1982	1987