Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,878
Median household income: $83,716
Median home value: $382,700

Home to 12,878 residents, Kodiak Island Borough is one of Alaska's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $83,716 is below the Alaska median ($89,336).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kodiak Island Borough's population declined 4.3% from 13,451 to 12,878, while its median household income fell 2.5% from $85,839 to $83,716.

62.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,878
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,716
Median home value: $382,700
Median gross rent: $1,669
Housing units: 5,840
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,45112,878

Median household income

$85,839$83,716

Median home value

$282,100$382,700

Median gross rent

$1,458$1,669

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,451	$85,839	$282,100	$1,458
2020	13,383	$79,173	$295,100	$1,412
2021	13,218	$83,765	$311,100	$1,483
2022	13,065	$91,138	$355,000	$1,646
2023	12,878	$83,716	$382,700	$1,669

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	724	5.6%
5 to 17	2,348	18.2%
18 to 24	1,350	10.5%
25 to 34	1,808	14.0%
35 to 44	2,243	17.4%
45 to 54	1,087	8.4%
55 to 64	1,696	13.2%
65 to 74	1,086	8.4%
75 and over	536	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,928	46.0%
Black or African American	76	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,461	11.3%
Asian	2,851	22.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	89	0.7%
Two or more races	1,414	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,051	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	631	7.5%
High school graduate	2,448	28.9%
Some college or associate's	2,958	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,727	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	692	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone62.8%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means10.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,200	62.8%
Carpooled	983	14.7%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	462	6.9%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	346	5.2%
Other means	669	10.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,572	72.1%
15 to 29 min	1,483	23.4%
30 to 44 min	199	3.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	84	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 7.7% (966 of 12,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,195	69.3%
Nonfamily households	1,413	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,608	78.9%
Vacant	1,232	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,797	60.7%
Renter-occupied	1,811	39.3%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,664	62.7%
1-unit, attached	471	8.1%
2 to 4 units	806	13.8%
5 to 19 units	403	6.9%
20 or more units	261	4.5%
Mobile home & other	235	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 02150
State: Alaska
Land area: 6,689 sq mi
Water area: 5,463 sq mi
Center point: 57.7044, -153.9184