Hoonah

Population: 894
Median household income: $81,406
Median home value: $340,800

Located in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, Hoonah is a community with a population of 894. At $81,406, its median household income sits above Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's $62,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Hoonah's population grew 10.6% from 808 to 894, while its median home value rose 65.9% from $205,400 to $340,800.

Households average 2.66 people. The median gross rent is $1,078.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 894
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $81,406
Median home value: $340,800
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 375
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 17.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

808894

Median household income

$59,375$81,406

Median home value

$205,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	808	$59,375	$205,400	$1,038
2020	850	$63,250	$235,800	$1,097
2021	913	$64,432	$220,500	$1,137
2022	896	$72,969	$246,500	$1,153
2023	894	$81,406	$340,800	$1,078

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	4.5%
5 to 17	70	7.8%
18 to 24	76	8.5%
25 to 34	170	19.0%
35 to 44	80	8.9%
45 to 54	107	12.0%
55 to 64	146	16.3%
65 to 74	152	17.0%
75 and over	53	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	338	37.8%
Black or African American	7	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	230	25.7%
Asian	36	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	171	19.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	4.7%
High school graduate	288	40.7%
Some college or associate's	253	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	96	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	38	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone34.3%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked48.7%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means8.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	153	34.3%
Carpooled	15	3.4%
Public transit	11	2.5%
Walked	217	48.7%
Bicycle	6	1.3%
Worked from home	8	1.8%
Other means	36	8.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	382	87.2%
15 to 29 min	29	6.6%
30 to 44 min	15	3.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 13.2% (118 of 894)

	Count	Share
Family households	176	62.0%
Nonfamily households	108	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	284	75.7%
Vacant	91	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	180	63.4%
Renter-occupied	104	36.6%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	267	71.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.8%
2 to 4 units	33	8.8%
5 to 19 units	27	7.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0233360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.87 sq mi
Water area: 1.27 sq mi
Center point: 58.1220, -135.4315