Eareckson Station vs Unalaska

A side-by-side comparison of Eareckson Station and Unalaska: population, income, housing, and more.

Eareckson Station and Unalaska are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Unalaska has the higher population (4,430 vs 144 in Eareckson Station). Since 2019, Unalaska's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -21.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
Population	144	4,430
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$114,286
Median home value	—	$448,700
Median gross rent	—	$2,040
Housing units	0	967
Homeownership rate	—	27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
Population	184 → 144 (-21.7%)	4,724 → 4,430 (-6.2%)
Median household income	—	$94,750 → $114,286 (+20.6%)
Median home value	—	$368,000 → $448,700 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,430 → $2,040 (+42.7%)

Eareckson Station

Population

184144

Unalaska

Population

4,7244,430

Median household income

$94,750$114,286

Median home value

$368,000$448,700

Median gross rent

$1,430$2,040

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
Under 5	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	20.8%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	19.2%
35 to 44	24.3%	18.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	19.7%
55 to 64	27.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	21.9%
Black or African American	5.6%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	1.5%
Asian	0.7%	47.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
No high school diploma	0.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	30.7%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
Drove alone	38.2%	51.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	44.4%	29.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
1-unit, detached	—	25.6%
1-unit, attached	—	3.1%
2 to 4 units	—	28.7%
5 to 19 units	—	24.4%
20 or more units	—	15.5%
Mobile home & other	—	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Eareckson Station	Unalaska
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	—	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	6	7
Median year structure built	—	1991