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Makawao, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Makawao is a Census CDP of 7,353 people across 3.55 square miles of land, in Maui County. Median household income is $96,444, 67.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Makawao
What Makawao is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.55 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,074
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaui County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Makawao
How many people live in Makawao
- Population7,353
- Median age42.8
- Population under 181,752 plus or minus 351
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,516
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Households2,641
- Family households1,942
- Share of households that are families73.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Makawao
Income and work in Makawao
- Median household income$96,444
- Per capita income$44,243
- Civilian labor force3,457
- Employed3,340
- Unemployed117 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over5,245
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Makawao
Housing in Makawao
- Housing units2,833
- Occupied units2,641
- Vacant units192 plus or minus 112
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,773
- Renter occupied868 plus or minus 204
- Ownership rate67.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$888,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,908
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units2,633
- Share single family92.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more194 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Makawao
How Makawao gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,747
- Commuting under 15 minutes510 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,156 plus or minus 262
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.1 percent
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home13.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Makawao
SBA loans in Makawao (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$1,818,300
- Average approval$181,830
- Median approval$69,650
- Largest approval$750,000
- Jobs supported25
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Makawao, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Makawao
SBA loans in Makawao (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,215,000
- Average approval$738,333
- Median approval$797,000
- Largest approval$1,131,000
- Jobs supported31
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Makawao, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maui County, not Makawao
Maui County context, not Makawao figures
- Establishments in Maui County5,000
- Covered employment, Maui County73,656
- Average annual pay, Maui County$61,830
- Housing units permitted, Maui County1,118
Every figure in this section is published for Maui County as a whole and is not a measurement of Makawao.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Makawao questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Makawao, Hawaii?
7,353, in 2,641 households. Makawao CDP covers 3.55 square miles of land, which is 2,074 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Makawao in?
Maui County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Makawao?
$96,444. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $888,000. Median gross rent is $1,908 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Makawao businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $69,650, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Makawao, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Makawao borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Makawao. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Makawao figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maui County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Makawao.
Is zoning published for Makawao?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.