St. George vs Unalaska

A side-by-side comparison of St. George and Unalaska: population, income, housing, and more.

St. George 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 59 in St. George). Unalaska has the higher median household income ($114,286 vs $108,750 in St. George). Unalaska has the higher median home value ($448,700 vs $85,000 in St. George).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Unalaska
Population	59	4,430
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$108,750	$114,286
Median home value	$85,000	$448,700
Median gross rent	—	$2,040
Housing units	29	967
Homeownership rate	90.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Unalaska
Population	76 → 59 (-22.4%)	4,724 → 4,430 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $108,750 (+70.6%)	$94,750 → $114,286 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $85,000 (+13.3%)	$368,000 → $448,700 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,430 → $2,040 (+42.7%)

St. George

Population

7659

Median household income

$63,750$108,750

Median home value

$75,000$85,000

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)

	St. George	Unalaska
Under 5	10.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	10.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	11.2%
25 to 34	22.0%	19.2%
35 to 44	23.7%	18.1%
45 to 54	1.7%	19.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	16.9%	5.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Unalaska
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	21.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.2%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	47.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Unalaska
No high school diploma	11.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	71.4%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	4.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Unalaska
Drove alone	21.4%	51.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	64.3%	29.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Unalaska
1-unit, detached	75.9%	25.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	28.7%
5 to 19 units	20.7%	24.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Unalaska
Poverty rate	40.7%	7.6%
Average household size	5.90	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	6	7
Median year structure built	1977	1991