Unalaska

Population: 4,430
Median household income: $114,286
Median home value: $448,700

Unalaska is a community in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, home to 4,430 residents. At $114,286, its median household income sits above Aleutians West Census Area's $107,344.

Between 2019 and 2023, Unalaska's population declined 6.2% from 4,724 to 4,430, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $368,000 to $448,700.

18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 27.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,430
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $114,286
Median home value: $448,700
Median gross rent: $2,040
Housing units: 967
Homeownership rate: 27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7244,430

Median household income

$94,750$114,286

Median home value

$368,000$448,700

Median gross rent

$1,430$2,040

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,724	$94,750	$368,000	$1,430
2020	4,758	$90,938	$403,200	$1,561
2021	4,339	$94,271	$412,100	$1,687
2022	4,342	$104,706	$434,200	$1,732
2023	4,430	$114,286	$448,700	$2,040

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5419.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over0.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	2.0%
5 to 17	476	10.7%
18 to 24	496	11.2%
25 to 34	849	19.2%
35 to 44	801	18.1%
45 to 54	871	19.7%
55 to 64	603	13.6%
65 to 74	220	5.0%
75 and over	26	0.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	969	21.9%
Black or African American	241	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	1.5%
Asian	2,087	47.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	98	2.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	319	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	649	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	10.0%
High school graduate	1,254	37.2%
Some college or associate's	1,162	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	520	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	96	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone51.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked29.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,555	51.2%
Carpooled	298	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	892	29.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	229	7.5%
Other means	65	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,606	92.7%
15 to 29 min	189	6.7%
30 to 44 min	6	0.2%
45 to 59 min	9	0.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.75
Poverty rate: 7.6% (334 of 4,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	58.1%
Nonfamily households	338	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	806	83.4%
Vacant	161	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	220	27.3%
Renter-occupied	586	72.7%

1-unit, detached25.6%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units28.7%

5 to 19 units24.4%

20 or more units15.5%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	248	25.6%
1-unit, attached	30	3.1%
2 to 4 units	278	28.7%
5 to 19 units	236	24.4%
20 or more units	150	15.5%
Mobile home & other	25	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0280770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 102 sq mi
Water area: 109 sq mi
Center point: 53.9103, -166.5290