Haines Borough, Alaska

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,077
Median household income: $72,607
Median home value: $318,900

Haines Borough, Alaska counts 2,077 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,607 is below the Alaska median ($89,336).

From 2019 to 2023, Haines Borough's population declined 17.5% from 2,518 to 2,077, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $58,059 to $72,607.

36.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,077
Median age: 52.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,607
Median home value: $318,900
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 1,401
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5182,077

Median household income

$58,059$72,607

Median home value

$254,000$318,900

Median gross rent

$951$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,518	$58,059	$254,000	$951
2020	2,547	$65,014	$263,900	$695
2021	2,098	$63,355	$256,300	$817
2022	2,079	$68,276	$289,200	$889
2023	2,077	$72,607	$318,900	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	2.9%
5 to 17	395	19.0%
18 to 24	40	1.9%
25 to 34	110	5.3%
35 to 44	192	9.2%
45 to 54	355	17.1%
55 to 64	367	17.7%
65 to 74	354	17.0%
75 and over	203	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,607	77.4%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	4.5%
Asian	78	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.8%
Two or more races	195	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	1.6%
High school graduate	471	29.8%
Some college or associate's	500	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	325	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	259	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone54.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked12.5%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means10.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	445	54.2%
Carpooled	87	10.6%
Public transit	12	1.5%
Walked	103	12.5%
Bicycle	12	1.5%
Worked from home	79	9.6%
Other means	83	10.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	524	70.6%
15 to 29 min	92	12.4%
30 to 44 min	42	5.7%
45 to 59 min	27	3.6%
60+ min	57	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 6.1% (126 of 2,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	514	57.2%
Nonfamily households	385	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	899	64.2%
Vacant	502	35.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	687	76.4%
Renter-occupied	212	23.6%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,125	80.3%
1-unit, attached	32	2.3%
2 to 4 units	75	5.4%
5 to 19 units	68	4.9%
20 or more units	4	0.3%
Mobile home & other	97	6.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 02100
State: Alaska
Land area: 2,335 sq mi
Water area: 397 sq mi
Center point: 59.0984, -135.5758