How are homes heated in Makaha, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Makaha, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Most occupied homes in Makaha use no heating fuel: 53.8% (±5.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.6% heat with utility gas.

40.6% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.6% (±1.3 points)
Electricity: 40.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Makaha

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Makaha	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	1.6% (±1.3 points)	3.9%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	40.6% (±5.9 points)	48.2%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.7% (±0.6 points)	1.0%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.0%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	3.1% (±1.8 points)	4.6%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	53.8% (±5.7 points)	42.2%	46.7%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Makaha, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Honolulu County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (0.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Makaha, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Honolulu County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (43.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Makaha

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Makaha
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Makaha	—	40.6% (±5.9 points)	—
Waianae	2.5 mi	45.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Maili	4.5 mi	41.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nanakuli	6.7 mi	35.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mokuleia	8.2 mi	36.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Waialua	9.2 mi	36.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Schofield Barracks	10 mi	49.2% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Ko Olina	11 mi	63.5% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Makakilo	11 mi	53.7% (±4.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Schofield Barracks, HI (49.2%), Ko Olina, HI (63.5%), Makakilo, HI (53.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
8 (tie)	Kaneohe	0.0% (±0.3 points)
8 (tie)	Kaneohe Base	0.0% (±1.3 points)
8 (tie)	Kapolei	0.0% (±0.5 points)
8 (tie)	Ko Olina	0.0% (±3.8 points)
8 (tie)	Laie	0.0% (±3.3 points)
8 (tie)	Maili	0.0% (±1.1 points)
8 (tie)	Makaha	0.0% (±1.0 points)
8 (tie)	Makakilo	0.0% (±0.5 points)
8 (tie)	Maunawili	0.0% (±4.3 points)
8 (tie)	Mililani Mauka	0.0% (±0.4 points)
8 (tie)	Mokuleia	0.0% (±4.2 points)
8 (tie)	Nanakuli	0.0% (±1.1 points)
8 (tie)	Ocean Pointe	0.0% (±0.6 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Makaha is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Makaha

What is the most common way to heat a home in Makaha?

Most occupied homes in Makaha use no heating fuel: 53.8% (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Makaha heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.0 points) of occupied homes in Makaha use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Makaha have electric heat?

40.6% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes in Makaha heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Makaha CDP, Hawaii

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Makaha CDP, Hawaii (place:47450, in state:15).

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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