Akiachak vs Aniak

A side-by-side comparison of Akiachak and Aniak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Akiachak has the higher population (629 vs 571 in Aniak). Aniak has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $33,333 in Akiachak). Since 2019, Akiachak's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs +8.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Akiachak	Aniak
Population	629	571
Median age	22.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$33,333	$66,875
Median home value	—	$237,000
Median gross rent	$817	$1,632
Housing units	155	247
Homeownership rate	62.3%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	25.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akiachak	Aniak
Population	573 → 629 (+9.8%)	526 → 571 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $33,333 (-6.4%)	$49,375 → $66,875 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$54,300 → $27,900 (-48.6%)	$205,800 → $237,000 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $817 (+72.0%)	$1,188 → $1,632 (+37.4%)

Akiachak

Population

573629

Median household income

$35,625$33,333

Median home value

$54,300$27,900

Median gross rent

$475$817

Aniak

Population

526571

Median household income

$49,375$66,875

Median home value

$205,800$237,000

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akiachak	Aniak
Under 5	16.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	29.9%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	7.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	5.1%
55 to 64	6.4%	23.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.7%
75 and over	1.3%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akiachak	Aniak
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	15.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.1%	67.3%
Asian	0.0%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akiachak	Aniak
No high school diploma	31.9%	17.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akiachak	Aniak
Drove alone	10.0%	23.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	37.3%	34.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.9%
Other means	52.7%	15.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akiachak	Aniak
1-unit, detached	94.8%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Akiachak	Aniak
Poverty rate	41.7%	17.2%
Average household size	4.56	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	7	5
Median year structure built	1991	1988