Akutan

Population: 737
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $91,400

Akutan, a community in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, has 737 residents. At $27,500, its median household income sits below Aleutians East Borough's $72,692.

Between 2019 and 2023, Akutan's population held roughly steady from 731 to 737, while its median home value fell 6.3% from $97,500 to $91,400.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $642.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 737
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $91,400
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 74
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

731737

Median household income

$48,125$27,500

Median home value

$97,500$91,400

Median gross rent

$660$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	731	$48,125	$97,500	—
2020	760	$34,583	$91,400	$660
2021	700	$32,750	$91,700	$711
2022	911	$28,750	$106,300	$595
2023	737	$27,500	$91,400	$642

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 172.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3424.0%

35 to 4427.5%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	1.8%
5 to 17	15	2.0%
18 to 24	62	8.4%
25 to 34	177	24.0%
35 to 44	203	27.5%
45 to 54	125	17.0%
55 to 64	103	14.0%
65 to 74	37	5.0%
75 and over	2	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	173	23.5%
Black or African American	109	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	16.8%
Asian	136	18.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	1.8%
Two or more races	40	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	19.2%
High school graduate	230	35.5%
Some college or associate's	140	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	121	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone4.0%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked73.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26	4.0%
Carpooled	3	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	472	73.5%
Bicycle	6	0.9%
Worked from home	129	20.1%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	457	89.1%
15 to 29 min	55	10.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	1	0.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 17.4% (128 of 737)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	60.9%
Nonfamily households	25	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64	86.5%
Vacant	10	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34	53.1%
Renter-occupied	30	46.9%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	63	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	13.5%
5 to 19 units	1	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0201090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 82 sq mi
Center point: 54.1400, -165.7630