Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Bristol Bay Borough has a population of 918 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $245,800, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $95,625.

Home price
$245,800
Income
$95,625
Population
918
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$245,800county
Median gross rent$1,317county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198037.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant63.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented46.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use44.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,243county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,134county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,729county
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$95,625county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.2%county
Share of workers employed by government30.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.1%county
Economic output per resident$194,757county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%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 time9.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39289county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,497 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%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 higher20.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.1%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment103county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible75.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution296 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 insurance20.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population918county
Land area in square miles481county
People per square mile of land1.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents20county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person34.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.3%county
Second languages14.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents829county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-34county
Households that moved in20,445(statewide)
Households that moved away21,928(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$65,401(statewide)
Average income of departing households$70,822(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature37.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing180 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days104 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 3county
Average first fall frostSep 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 electricity0.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil92.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband86.6%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 risk3.3county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk71.9county
Tornado risk0.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk19.7county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk34.2county

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 Bristol Bay 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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