Chignik

Population: 28
Median household income: $94,167
Median home value: $116,700

Chignik is a community in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, home to 28 residents. Its median household income of $94,167 runs above the Lake and Peninsula Borough figure of $64,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chignik's population declined 50.9% from 57 to 28.

29.4% of workers drive to work alone. 80.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $94,167
Median home value: $116,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 80
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5728

Median household income

$43,750$94,167

Median home value

$80,000$116,700

Median gross rent

$725$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	57	$43,750	—	$725
2020	42	$58,750	$80,000	$725
2021	44	$75,417	—	—
2022	54	$80,469	$90,000	—
2023	28	$94,167	$116,700	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7421.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	7.1%
5 to 17	4	14.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	17.9%
35 to 44	3	10.7%
45 to 54	2	7.1%
55 to 64	4	14.3%
65 to 74	6	21.4%
75 and over	2	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	10.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	32.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	57.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	9.1%
High school graduate	9	40.9%
Some college or associate's	5	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	4	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 3 min

Drove alone29.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked29.4%

Bicycle17.6%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means11.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5	29.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	29.4%
Bicycle	3	17.6%
Worked from home	2	11.8%
Other means	2	11.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	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: 2.33
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 28)

	Count	Share
Family households	9	75.0%
Nonfamily households	3	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12	15.0%
Vacant	68	85.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10	83.3%
Renter-occupied	2	16.7%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2	2.5%
2 to 4 units	9	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0213550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 4.91 sq mi
Center point: 56.2952, -158.3918