Dillingham Census Area, Alaska

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,780
Median household income: $74,250
Median home value: $163,800

Dillingham Census Area, Alaska counts 4,780 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,250 runs below the Alaska figure of $89,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Dillingham Census Area's population declined 3.6% from 4,961 to 4,780, while its median household income rose 30.5% from $56,898 to $74,250.

82.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,780
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,250
Median home value: $163,800
Median gross rent: $1,085
Housing units: 2,416
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9614,780

Median household income

$56,898$74,250

Median home value

$183,500$163,800

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,085

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,961	$56,898	$183,500	$1,020
2020	4,934	$57,436	$156,000	$997
2021	4,899	$62,115	$155,900	$1,049
2022	4,854	$69,412	$167,700	$1,106
2023	4,780	$74,250	$163,800	$1,085

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	414	8.7%
5 to 17	1,061	22.2%
18 to 24	442	9.2%
25 to 34	737	15.4%
35 to 44	488	10.2%
45 to 54	447	9.4%
55 to 64	597	12.5%
65 to 74	448	9.4%
75 and over	146	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	684	14.3%
Black or African American	30	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,382	70.8%
Asian	81	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	437	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	362	12.6%
High school graduate	1,215	42.4%
Some college or associate's	732	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	374	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	180	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone34.5%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked26.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means12.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	598	34.5%
Carpooled	340	19.6%
Public transit	4	0.2%
Walked	450	26.0%
Bicycle	9	0.5%
Worked from home	125	7.2%
Other means	208	12.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,314	81.7%
15 to 29 min	203	12.6%
30 to 44 min	74	4.6%
45 to 59 min	10	0.6%
60+ min	8	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 16.3% (774 of 4,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,015	73.4%
Nonfamily households	368	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,383	57.2%
Vacant	1,033	42.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	873	63.1%
Renter-occupied	510	36.9%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,987	82.2%
1-unit, attached	15	0.6%
2 to 4 units	196	8.1%
5 to 19 units	194	8.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	1.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 02070
State: Alaska
Land area: 18,336 sq mi
Water area: 2,292 sq mi
Center point: 59.5433, -158.2671