Whittier

Population: 471
Median household income: $57,188
Median home value: $83,500

Whittier is a community in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, home to 471 residents. Its median household income of $57,188 runs below the Chugach Census Area figure of $88,565.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whittier's population grew 48.1% from 318 to 471, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $63,100 to $83,500.

Owners occupy 35.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 471
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,188
Median home value: $83,500
Median gross rent: $965
Housing units: 340
Homeownership rate: 35.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

318471

Median household income

$59,000$57,188

Median home value

$63,100$83,500

Median gross rent

$875$965

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	318	$59,000	$63,100	$875
2020	255	$59,375	$76,000	$910
2021	316	$49,583	$70,800	$913
2022	377	$48,828	$79,500	$957
2023	471	$57,188	$83,500	$965

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	16.3%
5 to 17	67	14.2%
18 to 24	32	6.8%
25 to 34	86	18.3%
35 to 44	62	13.2%
45 to 54	28	5.9%
55 to 64	61	13.0%
65 to 74	40	8.5%
75 and over	18	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	206	43.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	4.7%
Asian	139	29.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	43	9.1%
Some other race	3	0.6%
Two or more races	28	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	8.5%
High school graduate	82	27.8%
Some college or associate's	97	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	79	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone39.9%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked27.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	39.9%
Carpooled	32	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	27.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	15.9%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	85.7%
15 to 29 min	13	7.4%
30 to 44 min	8	4.6%
45 to 59 min	2	1.1%
60+ min	2	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 15.9% (75 of 471)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	59.9%
Nonfamily households	67	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	167	49.1%
Vacant	173	50.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59	35.3%
Renter-occupied	108	64.7%

1-unit, detached5.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units81.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18	5.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	42	12.4%
20 or more units	278	81.8%
Mobile home & other	2	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0284510
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 7.38 sq mi
Center point: 60.7773, -148.6637