How many renters in Makawao, HI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Makawao, HI, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±13.7 points) of renting households in Makawao, HI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.5% (±13.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.7% (±12.4 points)
Median share of income: 27.1% (±4.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Makawao

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Makawao	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Less than 15%	22.3% (±13.9 points)	14.1%	10.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.1% (±8.3 points)	10.4%	10.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.3% (±7.4 points)	9.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.8% (±11.2 points)	10.0%	10.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.8% (±5.9 points)	10.1%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	34.7% (±12.4 points)	45.8%	46.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Makawao against Maui County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Makawao	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.5% (±13.7 points)	55.9% (±3.9 points)	56.7% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.7% (±12.4 points)	45.8% (±3.5 points)	46.2% (±1.0 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.1% (±4.9 points)	32.9% (±1.6 points)	33.2% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$72,955 (±$27,507)	$70,296 (±$4,268)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,908 (±$214)	$1,916 (±$82)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Makawao, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Maui County (55.9%).

It is also lower than in Hawaii (56.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Maui County, Makawao ranks 19 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 107 of 125.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Makawao

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Makawao
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Makawao	—	41.5% (±13.7 points)	—
Haliimaile	1.2 mi	44.9% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pukalani	1.8 mi	50.1% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haiku-Pauwela	5.2 mi	71.1% (±21.4 points)	Higher
Paia	5.3 mi	66.8% (±17.8 points)	Higher
Kula	5.6 mi	48.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Keokea	9.2 mi	57.6% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kihei	9.4 mi	58.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kahului	9.6 mi	47.1% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Haiku-Pauwela, HI (71.1%), Paia, HI (66.8%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Maui County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
13	Pukalani	50.1% (±16.2 points)
14	Waikapu	49.1% (±28.6 points)
15	Kualapuu	48.6% (±29.9 points)
16	Kula	48.3% (±20.7 points)
17	Kahului	47.1% (±10.2 points)
18	Haliimaile	44.9% (±30.8 points)
19	Makawao	41.5% (±13.7 points)
20	Lanai City	5.3% (±8.4 points)

Showing 8 of 20 places in Maui County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Makawao 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 Makawao

Are renters in Makawao rent-burdened?

41.5% of renting households in Makawao pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Makawao spend on rent?

The median renting household in Makawao, HI spends 27.1% (±4.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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