Old Harbor

Population: 186
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $95,000

Old Harbor, a community in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, has 186 residents. The median household income of $31,250 is below the Kodiak Island Borough median ($83,716).

From 2019 to 2023, Old Harbor's population declined 19.5% from 231 to 186, while its median home value rose 9.6% from $86,700 to $95,000.

6.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 186
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 153
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 29.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

231186

Median household income

$36,250$31,250

Median home value

$86,700$95,000

Median gross rent

$925$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	231	$36,250	$86,700	$925
2020	217	$35,313	$110,400	$863
2021	174	$34,167	$160,400	$797
2022	155	$40,156	$122,900	$888
2023	186	$31,250	$95,000	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2418.3%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	10.8%
5 to 17	34	18.3%
18 to 24	34	18.3%
25 to 34	11	5.9%
35 to 44	18	9.7%
45 to 54	19	10.2%
55 to 64	32	17.2%
65 to 74	12	6.5%
75 and over	6	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13	7.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	128	68.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	1.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	22.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	13.3%
High school graduate	49	50.0%
Some college or associate's	30	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	6	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone39.6%

Carpooled33.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19	39.6%
Carpooled	16	33.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	12.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	10.4%
Other means	2	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	100.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 55.4% (103 of 186)

	Count	Share
Family households	49	53.8%
Nonfamily households	42	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	91	59.5%
Vacant	62	40.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	65.9%
Renter-occupied	31	34.1%

1-unit, detached96.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	148	96.7%
1-unit, attached	2	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0257340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 6.4 sq mi
Center point: 57.2188, -153.3297