King Cove

Population: 1,204
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $110,900

Located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, King Cove is a community with a population of 1,204. At $78,125, its median household income sits above Aleutians East Borough's $72,692.

From 2019 to 2023, King Cove's population grew 5.0% from 1,147 to 1,204, while its median home value fell 8.3% from $121,000 to $110,900.

22.2% of workers drive to work alone. 52.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,204
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $110,900
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 437
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1471,204

Median household income

$73,229$78,125

Median home value

$121,000$110,900

Median gross rent

$923$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,147	$73,229	$121,000	$923
2020	1,147	$71,875	$108,300	$825
2021	1,238	$71,591	$109,600	$845
2022	1,108	$79,844	$118,200	$862
2023	1,204	$78,125	$110,900	$909

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	3.0%
5 to 17	172	14.3%
18 to 24	171	14.2%
25 to 34	132	11.0%
35 to 44	171	14.2%
45 to 54	224	18.6%
55 to 64	146	12.1%
65 to 74	84	7.0%
75 and over	68	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121	10.0%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	562	46.7%
Asian	288	23.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.3%
Two or more races	95	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	12.6%
High school graduate	365	44.2%
Some college or associate's	266	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	86	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone22.2%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked55.0%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	22.2%
Carpooled	90	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	404	55.0%
Bicycle	27	3.7%
Worked from home	29	3.9%
Other means	22	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	672	95.2%
15 to 29 min	27	3.8%
30 to 44 min	7	1.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.5% (138 of 1,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	184	45.5%
Nonfamily households	220	54.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	404	92.4%
Vacant	33	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	50.2%
Renter-occupied	201	49.8%

1-unit, detached52.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units22.0%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	229	52.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	96	22.0%
5 to 19 units	68	15.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0239410
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 4.53 sq mi
Center point: 55.0850, -162.3168