Makakilo () or Makakilo City is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

and residential area located in the Ewa District on the island of

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in the

City & County of Honolulu Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest city ...

, United States. In Hawaiian, ''maka kilo'' means "observing eyes". As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 19,877.

Geography

Makakilo is located at (21.352850, -158.090732) on the southern end of the slopes of the Waianae mountain range above the city of

Kapolei Kapolei () is a planned community in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States, on the island of Oʻahu. It is colloquially known as the "second city" of Oʻahu, in relation to Honolulu. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau ...

. The

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freeway divides more recently developed Kapolei from Makakilo, and traveling eastward on H-1 connects to

Waipahu Waipahu () is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 43,4 ...

. The freeway ends about west of Makakilo, merging into

Farrington Highway Farrington Highway is a major highway through the western part of O‘ahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Starting from Kamehameha Highway north of Pearl Harbor, it heads west along the island's southwestern and western coast; another part of the h ...

(State Rte. 90) to Kahe Point and then Nānākuli on the Waianae Coast. Exit 1 on H-1 is Kalaeloa Road, the entrance to Barbers Point and Campbell Industrial Park. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,156 people, 3,898 households, and 3,223 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,119 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 24.16% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 32.08% Asian, 10.20% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 29.32% from two or more races. 10.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 3,898 households 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 11.3% of households were one person and 1.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.64. The age distribution was 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median household income was $66,515 and the median family income was $67,267. Males had a median income of $40,067 versus $31,194 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,945. 5.1% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the

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. Out of the total population, 7.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education

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operates two public elementary schools in the CDP: Makakilo Elementary School and Mauka Lani Elementary School.

Recreation

Wet'n'Wild Hawaii Wet'n'Wild Hawaii (formerly Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park) is a Hawaiian water park, located in Kapolei in the City and County of Honolulu on Oahu. The park occupies of land and has more than 25 rides and attractions. It is currently the only w ...

was defined in the Makakilo City CDP in the

2000 U.S. Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...

but for the

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was redefined as being in Kapolei CDP.

References

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