Naknek

Population: 458
Median household income: $91,875
Median home value: $279,700

Naknek is a community in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, home to 458 residents. The median household income of $91,875 is below the Bristol Bay Borough median ($100,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Naknek's population declined 2.1% from 468 to 458, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $213,100 to $279,700.

22.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 458
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $91,875
Median home value: $279,700
Median gross rent: $1,361
Housing units: 391
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

468458

Median household income

$76,250$91,875

Median home value

$213,100$279,700

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,361

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	468	$76,250	$213,100	$1,034
2020	370	$69,583	$227,100	$1,116
2021	394	$67,188	$256,900	$1,167
2022	418	$88,333	$262,500	$1,208
2023	458	$91,875	$279,700	$1,361

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6424.5%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	4.1%
5 to 17	52	11.4%
18 to 24	25	5.5%
25 to 34	119	26.0%
35 to 44	23	5.0%
45 to 54	58	12.7%
55 to 64	112	24.5%
65 to 74	24	5.2%
75 and over	26	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	235	51.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	110	24.0%
Asian	31	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.7%
Some other race	3	0.7%
Two or more races	36	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	6.6%
High school graduate	128	35.4%
Some college or associate's	127	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	73	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone43.1%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means25.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	43.1%
Carpooled	17	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	16.3%
Bicycle	1	0.4%
Worked from home	17	7.1%
Other means	62	25.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	186	83.8%
15 to 29 min	28	12.6%
30 to 44 min	4	1.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 13.2% (60 of 455)

	Count	Share
Family households	80	64.0%
Nonfamily households	45	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	125	32.0%
Vacant	266	68.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73	58.4%
Renter-occupied	52	41.6%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	313	80.1%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.3%
5 to 19 units	38	9.7%
20 or more units	4	1.0%
Mobile home & other	23	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0252060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 81 sq mi
Water area: 0.8 sq mi
Center point: 58.7882, -156.8728