Dillingham

Population: 2,084
Median household income: $99,097
Median home value: $306,800

Dillingham is a community in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, home to 2,084 residents. The median household income of $99,097 is above the Dillingham Census Area median ($74,250).

From 2019 to 2023, Dillingham's population declined 5.9% from 2,215 to 2,084, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $266,200 to $306,800.

24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,084
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $99,097
Median home value: $306,800
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 975
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2152,084

Median household income

$74,524$99,097

Median home value

$266,200$306,800

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,215	$74,524	$266,200	$1,171
2020	2,065	$75,461	$266,500	$1,172
2021	2,133	$82,604	$265,200	$1,242
2022	2,175	$92,578	$287,500	$1,235
2023	2,084	$99,097	$306,800	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	183	8.8%
5 to 17	435	20.9%
18 to 24	186	8.9%
25 to 34	347	16.7%
35 to 44	263	12.6%
45 to 54	151	7.2%
55 to 64	332	15.9%
65 to 74	140	6.7%
75 and over	47	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	480	23.0%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,138	54.6%
Asian	70	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	281	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	9.1%
High school graduate	489	38.2%
Some college or associate's	361	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	230	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	83	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone39.8%

Carpooled28.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked20.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	404	39.8%
Carpooled	292	28.8%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	207	20.4%
Bicycle	9	0.9%
Worked from home	86	8.5%
Other means	16	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	731	78.7%
15 to 29 min	115	12.4%
30 to 44 min	72	7.8%
45 to 59 min	10	1.1%
60+ min	1	0.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 9.9% (202 of 2,048)

	Count	Share
Family households	460	66.6%
Nonfamily households	231	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	691	70.9%
Vacant	284	29.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	371	53.7%
Renter-occupied	320	46.3%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units18.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	649	66.6%
1-unit, attached	8	0.8%
2 to 4 units	111	11.4%
5 to 19 units	184	18.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0218950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 2.73 sq mi
Center point: 59.0605, -158.5323