Tyonek

Population: 291
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $45,000

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Tyonek is a community with a population of 291. The median household income of $57,917 is below the Kenai Peninsula Borough median ($77,722).

From 2019 to 2023, Tyonek's population declined 27.1% from 399 to 291, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $31,300 to $45,000.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 26.1% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 66.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 291
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $45,000
Median gross rent: $558
Housing units: 158
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 20.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

399291

Median household income

$38,250$57,917

Median home value

$31,300$45,000

Median gross rent

$1,000$558

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	399	$38,250	$31,300	$1,000
2020	415	$37,917	$30,500	$783
2021	331	$40,313	$44,600	$538
2022	270	$42,159	$46,400	$600
2023	291	$57,917	$45,000	$558

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2426.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 741.7%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.7%
5 to 17	47	16.2%
18 to 24	76	26.1%
25 to 34	36	12.4%
35 to 44	43	14.8%
45 to 54	33	11.3%
55 to 64	45	15.5%
65 to 74	5	1.7%
75 and over	1	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5	1.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	192	66.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	6.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate58.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree1.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	1.8%
High school graduate	95	58.3%
Some college or associate's	53	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	3	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone48.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked23.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	48.2%
Carpooled	17	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	23.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	16.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	92.4%
15 to 29 min	3	2.5%
30 to 44 min	6	5.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 16.5% (48 of 291)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	59.1%
Nonfamily households	38	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	93	58.9%
Vacant	65	41.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	57	61.3%
Renter-occupied	36	38.7%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0279890
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 68 sq mi
Water area: 1.1 sq mi
Center point: 61.0994, -151.3389