Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Aleutians West Census Area has a population of 5,235 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $434,700, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $135,500.

Home price
$434,700
Income
$135,500
Population
5,235
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$434,700county
Median gross rent$1,982county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198024.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented66.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,191county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,670county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,652county
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$135,500county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home8.3%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force86.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.3%county
Economic output per resident$257,133county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%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 time6.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport22712county
Miles to nearest general aviation field80 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,925 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%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 higher17.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment419county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible13.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution835 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
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 insurance18.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress13.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population5,235county
Land area in square miles4,387county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.7%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents23county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 189.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over6.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States43.0%county
Second languages60.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls18.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents191county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in222county
Households that moved away144county
Average income of arriving households$51,707county
Average income of departing households$75,076county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature39.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.0 incounty
Annual snowfall52.9 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days126 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 29county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

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 electricity7.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.5%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil82.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband85.6%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 risk87.5county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk89.7county
Tornado risk0.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk17.9county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk0.0county

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 West Census Area 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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