What percentage of people rent in Makawao, HI?

Name: Renters and owners in Makawao, HI, 2020–2024
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32.9% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Makawao, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 868 renting households against 1,773 that own their home.

In Makawao, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.9% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 868 (±204)
Median renter income: $72,955 (±$27,507)

Who rents and who owns in Makawao

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Makawao	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.9% (±6.7 points)	34.4% (±1.7 points)	37.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	868 (±204)	19,203 (±982)	182,206 (±3,189)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,773 (±210)	36,638 (±1,004)	310,247 (±3,326)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,955 (±$27,507)	$70,296 (±$4,268)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,125 (±$17,920)	$116,568 (±$3,674)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009

In Makawao, the renter share is not measurably different from Maui County (34.4%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (37.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Maui County, Makawao ranks 12 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 125.

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

How renting in Makawao has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	31.5% (±5.5 points)	32.9% (±6.7 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,336 (±$155)	$1,908 (±$214)	+42.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$82,316 (±$8,217)	$96,444 (±$18,384)	+17.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Makawao

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Makawao
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Makawao	—	32.9% (±6.7 points)	—
Haliimaile	1.2 mi	40.9% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pukalani	1.8 mi	39.4% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Haiku-Pauwela	5.2 mi	33.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paia	5.3 mi	40.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kula	5.6 mi	33.9% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Keokea	9.2 mi	23.1% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Kihei	9.4 mi	40.7% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kahului	9.6 mi	35.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Keokea, HI (23.1%).

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

Households that rent across Maui County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Paia	40.6% (±10.5 points)
7	Kaunakakai	39.8% (±12.9 points)
8	Pukalani	39.4% (±8.4 points)
9	Kahului	35.3% (±4.0 points)
10	Kula	33.9% (±7.2 points)
11	Haiku-Pauwela	33.4% (±7.3 points)
12	Makawao	32.9% (±6.7 points)
13	Wailea	30.2% (±7.0 points)
14	Wailuku	29.4% (±4.6 points)
15	Keokea	23.1% (±6.1 points)
16	Waikapu	19.6% (±7.9 points)
17	Kualapuu	18.0% (±7.0 points)
18	Waihee-Waiehu	16.3% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Makawao

How many renters are there in Makawao?

Makawao has an estimated 868 (±204) renting households, 32.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Makawao?

In Makawao, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Makawao?

A renting household in Makawao has 2.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Makawao?

The median renting household in Makawao, HI has an income of $72,955 (±$27,507) a year, against $106,125 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Makawao CDP, Hawaii (place:48050, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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