Makena vs Manele

A side-by-side comparison of Makena and Manele: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Makena has the higher population (118 vs 50 in Manele). Makena has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,975,000 in Manele). Since 2019, Manele's population has grown faster (+100.0% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Makena	Manele
Population	118	50
Median age	62.6 yrs	71.3 yrs
Median household income	$188,750	—
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,975,000
Housing units	106	78
Homeownership rate	98.3%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	56.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makena	Manele
Population	142 → 118 (-16.9%)	25 → 50 (+100.0%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $188,750 (+256.7%)	—
Median home value	$1,605,800 → $2,000,001 (+24.5%)	$1,958,300 → $1,975,000 (+0.9%)

Makena

Population

142118

Median household income

$52,917$188,750

Median home value

$1,605,800$2,000,001

Manele

Population

2550

Median home value

$1,958,300$1,975,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makena	Manele
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	30.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	31.4%	50.0%
75 and over	13.6%	34.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makena	Manele
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	72.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	28.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makena	Manele
No high school diploma	2.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.1%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makena	Manele
Drove alone	42.5%	72.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	47.5%	27.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makena	Manele
1-unit, detached	89.6%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	37.2%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Makena	Manele
Poverty rate	11.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.03	1.67
Median year structure built	2001	1999