Makena, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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342%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Makena	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$198,512	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$80,610	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$88,783	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.4%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Makena is 342% higher than the national average
The median household income in Makena is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Makena is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Makena is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

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City

$72,892 $109,349 $218,698

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Makena median earnings by income bracket

Makena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.5%	20.5%
Manufacturing sector	2.3%	2.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.5%	4.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	2.3%	2.3%
Other	65.9%	65.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Launiupoko, HI	605	$237,218	191.7%
Keokea, HI	2,528	$163,016	100.4%
Pukalani, HI	7,890	$157,301	93.4%
Waikapu, HI	3,854	$157,218	93.3%
Makawao, HI	8,162	$136,712	68.1%
Makena, HI	174	$0	100.0%

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Marshall, AK	174	$32,710	59.8%
Paint Rock, AL	174	$73,958	9.1%
Concord, AR	174	$65,032	20.0%
Portsmouth, IA	174	$121,107	48.9%
Eagarville, IL	174	$74,832	8.0%
Makena, HI	174	$0	100.0%

Source: The Makena, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.