Goodnews Bay

Population: 113
Median household income: $29,167
Median home value: $125,000

Goodnews Bay, a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has 113 residents. At $29,167, its median household income sits below Bethel Census Area's $70,616.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goodnews Bay's population declined 37.9% from 182 to 113, while its median home value rose 104.9% from $61,000 to $125,000.

Households average 3.14 people. 0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 113
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $29,167
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 38
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

182113

Median household income

$37,500$29,167

Median home value

$61,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$375$375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	182	$37,500	$61,000	$375
2020	127	—	$63,300	$375
2021	73	$23,500	$165,000	—
2022	118	$27,708	$129,200	—
2023	113	$29,167	$125,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 515.0%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 742.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	15.0%
5 to 17	21	18.6%
18 to 24	5	4.4%
25 to 34	21	18.6%
35 to 44	18	15.9%
45 to 54	14	12.4%
55 to 64	14	12.4%
65 to 74	3	2.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1	0.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	112	99.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.6%

High school graduate62.9%

Some college or associate's8.6%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	28.6%
High school graduate	44	62.9%
Some college or associate's	6	8.6%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 4 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked54.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means45.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	54.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	19	45.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	100.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 55.8% (63 of 113)

	Count	Share
Family households	26	72.2%
Nonfamily households	10	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36	94.7%
Vacant	2	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0229290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 59.1277, -161.5644