Pelican

Population: 45
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $171,400

Pelican is a community in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, home to 45 residents. At $38,750, its median household income sits below Hoonah-Angoon Census Area's $62,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Pelican's population declined 32.8% from 67 to 45.

66.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $171,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 72
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6745

Median household income

$55,417$38,750

Median home value

$119,400$171,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67	$55,417	—	—
2020	57	$52,188	$119,400	$870
2021	38	—	$114,100	—
2022	57	—	$120,000	—
2023	45	$38,750	$171,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5422.2%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	4	8.9%
18 to 24	4	8.9%
25 to 34	2	4.4%
35 to 44	3	6.7%
45 to 54	10	22.2%
55 to 64	11	24.4%
65 to 74	4	8.9%
75 and over	7	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29	64.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	26.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's13.5%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree27.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	8.1%
High school graduate	14	37.8%
Some college or associate's	5	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	5	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	27.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone30.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked53.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means15.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8	30.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	53.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	4	15.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	57.7%
15 to 29 min	11	42.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 45)

	Count	Share
Family households	11	42.3%
Nonfamily households	15	57.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26	36.1%
Vacant	46	63.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16	61.5%
Renter-occupied	10	38.5%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units26.4%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48	66.7%
1-unit, attached	3	4.2%
2 to 4 units	19	26.4%
5 to 19 units	2	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0259650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 57.9592, -136.2151