Makena vs Olowalu

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

Makena and Olowalu 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 70 in Olowalu). Makena has the higher median household income ($188,750 vs $108,250 in Olowalu). Makena has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,187,500 in Olowalu).

Population, income & housing

	Makena	Olowalu
Population	118	70
Median age	62.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$188,750	$108,250
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,187,500
Housing units	106	33
Homeownership rate	98.3%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makena	Olowalu
Population	142 → 118 (-16.9%)	91 → 70 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $188,750 (+256.7%)	$91,563 → $108,250 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$1,605,800 → $2,000,001 (+24.5%)	$1,375,000 → $1,187,500 (-13.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,938 → $2,250 (+16.1%)

Makena

Population

142118

Median household income

$52,917$188,750

Median home value

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

Olowalu

Population

9170

Median household income

$91,563$108,250

Median home value

$1,375,000$1,187,500

Median gross rent

$1,938$2,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makena	Olowalu
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	3.4%	32.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	25.7%
45 to 54	16.1%	18.6%
55 to 64	30.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	31.4%	4.3%
75 and over	13.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makena	Olowalu
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	51.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	25.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makena	Olowalu
No high school diploma	2.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	21.1%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makena	Olowalu
Drove alone	42.5%	52.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	41.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	47.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makena	Olowalu
1-unit, detached	89.6%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
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	Olowalu
Poverty rate	11.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.03	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	2001	1979