Nelson Lagoon vs Sand Point

A side-by-side comparison of Nelson Lagoon and Sand Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Nelson Lagoon and Sand Point are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sand Point has the higher population (1,146 vs 83 in Nelson Lagoon). Sand Point has the higher median household income ($73,125 vs $51,250 in Nelson Lagoon). Sand Point has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $141,700 in Nelson Lagoon).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
Population	83	1,146
Median age	52.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$73,125
Median home value	$141,700	$196,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,149
Housing units	48	426
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
Population	86 → 83 (-3.5%)	1,309 → 1,146 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$42,083 → $51,250 (+21.8%)	$67,500 → $73,125 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $141,700 (+14.8%)	$127,200 → $196,400 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$988 → $1,149 (+16.3%)

Nelson Lagoon

Population

8683

Median household income

$42,083$51,250

Median home value

$123,400$141,700

Sand Point

Population

1,3091,146

Median household income

$67,500$73,125

Median home value

$127,200$196,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,149

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
Under 5	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.5%
18 to 24	22.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	26.5%	21.6%
55 to 64	24.1%	19.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.5%
75 and over	13.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
White (non-Hispanic)	21.7%	13.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78.3%	35.8%
Asian	0.0%	22.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
No high school diploma	29.7%	18.6%
High school graduate	60.9%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	4.7%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
Drove alone	30.6%	36.7%
Carpooled	26.5%	8.7%
Public transit	12.2%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	50.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	3.4%
Other means	6.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
1-unit, detached	93.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Nelson Lagoon	Sand Point
Poverty rate	13.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	8	6
Median year structure built	1984	1977