Hooper Bay

Population: 1,008
Median household income: $47,000

Hooper Bay, a community in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has 1,008 residents. At $47,000, its median household income sits in line with Kusilvak Census Area's $48,233.

From 2019 to 2023, Hooper Bay's population declined 11.7% from 1,141 to 1,008.

The median resident is 30.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,008
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,000
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 218
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1411,008

Median household income

$36,250$47,000

Median home value

$60,000$101,500

Median gross rent

$525$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,141	$36,250	$60,000	$525
2020	875	$30,938	$73,100	$533
2021	961	$33,281	$57,000	—
2022	801	$35,179	$101,500	$819
2023	1,008	$47,000	—	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 743.4%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	12.5%
5 to 17	280	27.8%
18 to 24	56	5.6%
25 to 34	112	11.1%
35 to 44	125	12.4%
45 to 54	169	16.8%
55 to 64	94	9.3%
65 to 74	34	3.4%
75 and over	12	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	76	7.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	795	78.9%
Asian	7	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	111	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate69.8%

Some college or associate's13.4%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	13.7%
High school graduate	381	69.8%
Some college or associate's	73	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	12	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked61.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means38.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	220	61.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	137	38.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	331	92.7%
15 to 29 min	26	7.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.29
Poverty rate: 21.3% (215 of 1,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	79.6%
Nonfamily households	40	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	196	89.9%
Vacant	22	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127	64.8%
Renter-occupied	69	35.2%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	73.9%
1-unit, attached	7	3.2%
2 to 4 units	15	6.9%
5 to 19 units	29	13.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0233470
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 61.5092, -166.1115