Haines

Population: 1,781
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $321,000

Located in Haines Borough, Alaska, Haines is a community with a population of 1,781. At $72,250, its median household income sits in line with Haines Borough's $72,607.

From 2019 to 2023, Haines's population declined 4.4% from 1,863 to 1,781, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $250,700 to $321,000.

Owners occupy 72.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,781
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $321,000
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 899
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8631,781

Median household income

$61,842$72,250

Median home value

$250,700$321,000

Median gross rent

$948$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,863	$61,842	$250,700	$948
2020	1,905	$61,189	$263,800	$1,010
2021	1,571	$64,430	$261,100	$817
2022	1,762	$69,612	$293,100	$889
2023	1,781	$72,250	$321,000	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	3.4%
5 to 17	395	22.2%
18 to 24	40	2.2%
25 to 34	98	5.5%
35 to 44	192	10.8%
45 to 54	233	13.1%
55 to 64	288	16.2%
65 to 74	298	16.7%
75 and over	176	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,344	75.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	5.2%
Asian	72	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.9%
Two or more races	182	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	2.0%
High school graduate	378	29.4%
Some college or associate's	396	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	289	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	196	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked11.3%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	395	60.5%
Carpooled	74	11.3%
Public transit	12	1.8%
Walked	74	11.3%
Bicycle	12	1.8%
Worked from home	68	10.4%
Other means	18	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	442	75.6%
15 to 29 min	57	9.7%
30 to 44 min	20	3.4%
45 to 59 min	9	1.5%
60+ min	57	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.6% (100 of 1,772)

	Count	Share
Family households	423	55.9%
Nonfamily households	334	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	757	84.2%
Vacant	142	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	545	72.0%
Renter-occupied	212	28.0%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	644	71.6%
1-unit, attached	16	1.8%
2 to 4 units	75	8.3%
5 to 19 units	68	7.6%
20 or more units	4	0.4%
Mobile home & other	92	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0231050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 7.43 sq mi
Center point: 59.2604, -135.4722