Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

Aleutians East Borough has a population of 3,491 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,500, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $65,365.

Home price
$135,500
Income
$65,365
Population
3,491
Unemployment
8.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$135,500county
Median gross rent$979county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,385county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,263county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,661county
Home insurance / yr$1,397(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living124.9(statewide)
Median household income$65,365county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.5%county
Unemployment rate8.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force77.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government22.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry44.4%county
Economic output per resident$82,761county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.15%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax1.82%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time5.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3543county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here2county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,745 micounty
Households without a vehicle22.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment178county
Students per full-time teacher8.5county
Free lunch eligible42.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution679 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance35.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,491county
Land area in square miles6,985county
People per square mile of land0.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents21county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.1%county
Share of households that are one person36.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States23.5%county
Second languages32.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents263county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in30county
Households that moved away69county
Average income of arriving households$58,067county
Average income of departing households$64,377county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate724(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county1(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh26.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use588 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$13.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity4.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.0%county
Homes heated by propane0.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil94.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband64.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk0.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk97.6county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk74.6county
Tornado risk1.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk22.3county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk0.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Aleutians East Borough directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alaska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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