Chuathbaluk vs Goodnews Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Chuathbaluk and Goodnews Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goodnews Bay has the higher population (113 vs 89 in Chuathbaluk). Chuathbaluk has the higher median household income ($30,833 vs $29,167 in Goodnews Bay). Chuathbaluk has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $125,000 in Goodnews Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
Population	89	113
Median age	31.2 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$30,833	$29,167
Median home value	$191,700	$125,000
Median gross rent	$1,208	—
Housing units	51	38
Homeownership rate	64.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
Population	111 → 89 (-19.8%)	182 → 113 (-37.9%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $30,833 (-11.9%)	$37,500 → $29,167 (-22.2%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $191,700 (+70.4%)	$61,000 → $125,000 (+104.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,208 (+20.8%)	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)

Chuathbaluk

Population

11189

Median household income

$35,000$30,833

Median home value

$112,500$191,700

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,208

Goodnews Bay

Population

182113

Median household income

$37,500$29,167

Median home value

$61,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$375$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
Under 5	2.2%	15.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	23.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	4.5%	18.6%
35 to 44	3.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	24.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	2.7%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	0.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.5%	99.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
No high school diploma	23.9%	28.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	62.9%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	8.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
Drove alone	8.8%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	32.4%	54.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	47.1%	45.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
1-unit, detached	96.1%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Chuathbaluk	Goodnews Bay
Poverty rate	33.7%	55.8%
Average household size	2.62	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	4	4
Median year structure built	1988	1996