Sand Point

Population: 1,146
Median household income: $73,125
Median home value: $196,400

Sand Point, a community in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, has 1,146 residents. At $73,125, its median household income sits in line with Aleutians East Borough's $72,692.

From 2019 to 2023, Sand Point's population declined 12.5% from 1,309 to 1,146, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $127,200 to $196,400.

16.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,146
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,125
Median home value: $196,400
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 426
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3091,146

Median household income

$67,500$73,125

Median home value

$127,200$196,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,309	$67,500	$127,200	$988
2020	1,186	$85,833	$181,900	$1,153
2021	1,164	$75,625	$180,900	$1,240
2022	1,048	$79,922	$213,700	$1,250
2023	1,146	$73,125	$196,400	$1,149

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5421.6%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	2.4%
5 to 17	97	8.5%
18 to 24	104	9.1%
25 to 34	171	14.9%
35 to 44	109	9.5%
45 to 54	248	21.6%
55 to 64	219	19.1%
65 to 74	109	9.5%
75 and over	62	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	153	13.4%
Black or African American	86	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	410	35.8%
Asian	257	22.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	2.4%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	156	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	18.6%
High school graduate	363	39.5%
Some college or associate's	231	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	79	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	74	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone36.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked50.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	249	36.7%
Carpooled	59	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	340	50.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.4%
Other means	7	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	632	96.5%
15 to 29 min	23	3.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 12.8% (146 of 1,141)

	Count	Share
Family households	237	63.2%
Nonfamily households	138	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	375	88.0%
Vacant	51	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	74.7%
Renter-occupied	95	25.3%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	326	76.5%
1-unit, attached	6	1.4%
2 to 4 units	26	6.1%
5 to 19 units	45	10.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0267020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.01 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 55.3135, -160.4843