Makawao, HI

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2024 Population
7,353
US Senator
Brian Schatz
Democratic Party
US Senator
Mazie Hirono
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.8
1.61% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.2%
3.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$96,444
0.341% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$888,000
8.35% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,340
1.83% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Makawao, HI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Makawao, HI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Makawao, HI was $888,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.

Most people in Makawao, HI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Makawao, HI was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Makawao, HI is home to a population of 7.35k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.31% of Makawao, HI residents were born outside of the country (464 people).

In 2024, there were 1.07 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.97k people) in Makawao, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.84k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.28k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Makawao, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Makawao, HI was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Makawao, HI
  1. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.97k ± 389
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.84k ± 271
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.28k ± 339
16.2%
Hispanic Population
1.19k people

In 2024, there were 1.07 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.97k people) in Makawao, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.84k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.28k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.2% of the people in Makawao, HI are hispanic (1.19k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Makawao, HI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.
Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    116,461 ± 8,034 people
  2. Japan
    24,308 ± 3,795 people
  3. China
    20,348 ± 3,477 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 116,461 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,308 and China with 20,348.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
464 people
6.43%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
467 people

As of 2024, 6.31% of Makawao, HI residents (464 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Makawao, HI was 6.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    190 ± 88
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    33 ± 59
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 23

Makawao, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Makawao, HI employs 3.34k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Makawao, HI were Retail Trade (438 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (395 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (378 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Utilities ($96,356), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,583).

Employment

Occupations

3.34k
2024 Value
± 437
1.83%
1 Year growth
± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Makawao, HI grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 3.28k employees to 3.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Makawao, HI, are Management Occupations (358 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (357 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Makawao, HI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.34k
2024 Value
± 437
1.83%
1 Year growth
± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Makawao, HI grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 3.28k employees to 3.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Makawao, HI, are Retail Trade (438 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (395 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (378 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Makawao, HI, though some of these residents may live in Makawao, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,722
Median earning men ± $10,900
$46,086
Median earning women ± $9,668

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,716), Construction ($74,625), and Retail Trade ($72,837).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($105,577), Construction ($77,813), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,398).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.99%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 634k people employed in Hawaii. This represents a 3.99% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 22.4%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Hawaii went to Kamala Harris with 60.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.849%).

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing the state of Hawaii. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Makawao, HI. Showing the available data for Hawaii.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (60.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.849%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Hawaii went to Kamala Harris with 60.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hawaii for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Hawaii

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Brian Schatz
Senator from Hawaii3
Assumed office on December 26, 2012
Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
Mazie Hirono
Senator from Hawaii1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing Hawaii.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Makawao, HI was $888,000 in 2024, which is 2.67 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $819,600 to $888,000, a 8.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Makawao, HI is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Makawao, HI have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Makawao, HI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$888,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$64,917
$1,773
Median Property Taxes
±$294

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Makawao, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Makawao, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.1%
Homeownership
2024
76.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Makawao, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$96,444
Median Household Income
± $18,384
2.64k
Number of Households
± 341

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.64k households in Makawao, HI grew to $96,444 from the previous year's value of $96,116.

The following chart displays the households in Makawao, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Makawao, HI is from Hawaii.
0.433
2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii
0.434
2022 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2023, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.162% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.4%)
  3. Carpooled (7.79%)

In 2024, 76.4% of workers in Makawao, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Makawao, HI have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Makawao, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Makawao, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Makawao, HI have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Makawao, HI (747 out of 7.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Makawao, HI is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Makawao, HI has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 16.8% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 0.123% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hawaii see 1,122 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,122 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1111 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.06%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
16.8%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
15.3%
Non-Group
0.123%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Makawao, HI declined by 33.7% from 3.1% to 2.06%.

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