Goodnews Bay vs Sleetmute

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

Goodnews Bay and Sleetmute 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 61 in Sleetmute). Goodnews Bay has the higher median household income ($29,167 vs $27,917 in Sleetmute). Goodnews Bay has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $115,600 in Sleetmute).

Population, income & housing

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
Population	113	61
Median age	32.6 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$29,167	$27,917
Median home value	$125,000	$115,600
Housing units	38	41
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
Population	182 → 113 (-37.9%)	94 → 61 (-35.1%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $29,167 (-22.2%)	$41,250 → $27,917 (-32.3%)
Median home value	$61,000 → $125,000 (+104.9%)	$120,000 → $115,600 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)	—

Goodnews Bay

Population

182113

Median household income

$37,500$29,167

Median home value

$61,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$375$375

Sleetmute

Population

9461

Median household income

$41,250$27,917

Median home value

$120,000$115,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
Under 5	15.0%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	29.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	14.8%
25 to 34	18.6%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	3.3%
65 to 74	2.7%	3.3%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99.1%	88.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
No high school diploma	28.6%	21.4%
High school graduate	62.9%	64.3%
Some college or associate's	8.6%	3.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	54.8%	50.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	45.2%	37.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
1-unit, detached	84.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goodnews Bay	Sleetmute
Poverty rate	55.8%	32.8%
Average household size	3.14	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	4	5
Median year structure built	1996	1990