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Makawao, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Makawao, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,668. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MAKAWAO-HI · Makawao, HI 1 ZIPs · 17,668 pop · #4393/25278 · Maui County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $100,391
  • RANK-TOP #4393/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Haiku
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,668
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $946,700

Nearest income peer: Haiku, HI (+ $273 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Makawao

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Makawao on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Makawao, HI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,668
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,391
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $100,391 and home value $946,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,813 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Hawaii, Koloa is the closest lower-income city and Haiku the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Makawao.

Population concentration

Makawao reads through its lone ZIP, 96768

17,668 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96768 is not the leading code inside Makawao, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Makawao's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 384 establishments, 2,555 employees , annual payroll $118,611k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96768 (384 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (69) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Makawao, HI

These ZIP codes sit in Maui County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Makawao. See the Maui County roll-up →

Makawao sits in the upper half of Maui County on income: Kihei, Kaunakakai and Lanai City report less, while Wailuku reports more. Hana marks the far end of that range at $54,375, 46% below Makawao.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96768 17,668 $100,391 384 160
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Makawao roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Makawao, .