False Pass vs King Cove

A side-by-side comparison of False Pass and King Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

False Pass and King Cove are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

King Cove has the higher population (1,204 vs 95 in False Pass). King Cove has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $64,167 in False Pass). Since 2019, False Pass's population has grown faster (+69.6% vs +5.0%).

Population, income & housing

	False Pass	King Cove
Population	95	1,204
Median age	32.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$78,125
Median home value	—	$110,900
Median gross rent	—	$909
Housing units	51	437
Homeownership rate	35.3%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	False Pass	King Cove
Population	56 → 95 (+69.6%)	1,147 → 1,204 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$54,250 → $64,167 (+18.3%)	$73,229 → $78,125 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$330,000 → $158,300 (-52.0%)	$121,000 → $110,900 (-8.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$923 → $909 (-1.5%)

False Pass

Population

5695

Median household income

$54,250$64,167

Median home value

$330,000$158,300

King Cove

Population

1,1471,204

Median household income

$73,229$78,125

Median home value

$121,000$110,900

Median gross rent

$923$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	False Pass	King Cove
Under 5	21.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	11.6%	14.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	18.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.0%
75 and over	0.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	False Pass	King Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	18.9%	10.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60.0%	46.7%
Asian	0.0%	23.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	False Pass	King Cove
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	29.2%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	False Pass	King Cove
Drove alone	51.0%	22.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	55.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	27.5%	3.9%
Other means	13.7%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	False Pass	King Cove
1-unit, detached	70.6%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	27.5%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	False Pass	King Cove
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	5	5
Median year structure built	1984	1982