Port Alsworth

Population: 174
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $450,000

Located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Port Alsworth is a community with a population of 174. At $66,250, its median household income sits in line with Lake and Peninsula Borough's $64,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Alsworth's population grew 29.9% from 134 to 174.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 55.2% of residents. Multiracial residents are the largest group, 54.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $450,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 79
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

134174

Median household income

$87,500$66,250

Median home value

$625,000$450,000

Median gross rent

$850$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	134	$87,500	—	$850
2020	200	$89,688	—	$825
2021	116	$94,375	$625,000	$875
2022	158	$102,083	$500,000	$875
2023	174	$66,250	$450,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2417.8%

25 to 3455.2%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 540.6%

55 to 644.0%

65 to 742.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	16	9.2%
18 to 24	31	17.8%
25 to 34	96	55.2%
35 to 44	12	6.9%
45 to 54	1	0.6%
55 to 64	7	4.0%
65 to 74	4	2.3%
75 and over	7	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34	19.5%
Black or African American	20	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	9.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	54.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate74.8%

Some college or associate's9.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	2.4%
High school graduate	95	74.8%
Some college or associate's	12	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	17	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked25.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	93	72.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	25.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	27.0%
15 to 29 min	92	73.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 5.7% (10 of 174)

	Count	Share
Family households	20	62.5%
Nonfamily households	12	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32	40.5%
Vacant	47	59.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14	43.8%
Renter-occupied	18	56.3%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	70	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0262620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 60.1567, -154.3396