Makena vs Maunaloa

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

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

Maunaloa has the higher population (292 vs 118 in Makena). Makena has the higher median household income ($188,750 vs $55,455 in Maunaloa). Makena has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $365,800 in Maunaloa).

Population, income & housing

	Makena	Maunaloa
Population	118	292
Median age	62.6 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$188,750	$55,455
Median home value	$2,000,001	$365,800
Median gross rent	—	$839
Housing units	106	137
Homeownership rate	98.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makena	Maunaloa
Population	142 → 118 (-16.9%)	336 → 292 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $188,750 (+256.7%)	$25,417 → $55,455 (+118.2%)
Median home value	$1,605,800 → $2,000,001 (+24.5%)	$248,300 → $365,800 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $839 (+29.1%)

Makena

Population

142118

Median household income

$52,917$188,750

Median home value

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

Maunaloa

Population

336292

Median household income

$25,417$55,455

Median home value

$248,300$365,800

Median gross rent

$650$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makena	Maunaloa
Under 5	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 17	3.4%	24.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	2.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	2.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.1%	3.1%
55 to 64	30.5%	21.6%
65 to 74	31.4%	5.5%
75 and over	13.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makena	Maunaloa
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	9.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.8%	44.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	38.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makena	Maunaloa
No high school diploma	2.6%	0.6%
High school graduate	21.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makena	Maunaloa
Drove alone	42.5%	56.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	47.5%	25.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.4%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makena	Maunaloa
1-unit, detached	89.6%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Makena	Maunaloa
Poverty rate	11.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.03	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	2001	1992