Makaha is home to 10,066 people in Hawaii. The average commute runs 47 minutes. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 25.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 35% less than in Hawaii as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,970, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Makaha
What changed most since 1990
Asian share54.0% → 8.8%(−45.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share29.0% → 20.7%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.7% → 19.7%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)51.3%(327)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 637 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Makaha, decade by decade
Makaha population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,947
$70,113
$359,530
13.7%
75.1
2000
7,753
$64,986
$273,613
10.2%
83.1
2010
8,278
$52,384
$439,627
12.2%
74.3
2020
9,916
$62,151
$439,364
17.1%
78.3
2024
10,066
$64,970
$394,000
19.7%
79.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
