Makakilo () or Makakilo City is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

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, one of five counties in the state. The city-county includes both Urban Honolulu (t ...

, 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 the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States, on the island of Oʻahu. In 1977, the government designated it as the "second city" of Oʻahu, in relation to Honolulu. For statistical purposes, ...

. The

Interstate H-1 Interstate H-1 (H-1) is the longest (27.16 miles = 43.71km) and busiest Interstate Highway in the US state of Hawaii. The highway is located on the island of Oʻahu. Despite the number, this is an east–west highway; the 'H'-series (for H ...

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

Waipahu Waipahu () is a former sugarcane Sugar plantations in Hawaii, plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu, Oahu in the Honolulu County, Hawaii, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawai ...

. The freeway ends about west of Makakilo, merging into

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(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

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

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 racial makeup 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

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

. 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, Hawaii, 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 cur ...

was defined in the Makakilo City CDP in the 2000 U.S. Census but for the 2010 U.S. Census was redefined as being in Kapolei CDP.

References

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