Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has a population of 5,715 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $225,300, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $61,156.

Home price
$225,300
Income
$61,156
Population
5,715
Unemployment
7.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$225,300county
Median gross rent$964county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198033.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,153county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,030county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,464county
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$61,156county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate7.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government43.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.8%county
Economic output per resident$51,444county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%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 time12.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16224county
Miles to nearest general aviation field107 micounty
Airports with airline service located here2county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station593 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.8%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 higher14.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment1441county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible42.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution207 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians175county
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 insurance17.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population5,715county
Land area in square miles5,268county
People per square mile of land1.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract36.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person34.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages8.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents417county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in103county
Households that moved away95county
Average income of arriving households$60,505county
Average income of departing households$65,684county
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 temperature45.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation126.2 incounty
Annual snowfall27.9 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a(statewide)
Frost-free days132 days(statewide)

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 electricity14.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil39.4%county
Homes heated by wood34.7%county
Households with broadband84.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk93.7county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk43.0county
Tornado risk0.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk33.5county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk10.1county

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 Prince of Wales-Hyder 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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