King Salmon vs Naknek

A side-by-side comparison of King Salmon and Naknek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Naknek has the higher population (458 vs 354 in King Salmon). King Salmon has the higher median household income ($132,500 vs $91,875 in Naknek). King Salmon has the higher median home value ($292,500 vs $279,700 in Naknek).

Population, income & housing

	King Salmon	Naknek
Population	354	458
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$132,500	$91,875
Median home value	$292,500	$279,700
Median gross rent	$1,325	$1,361
Housing units	265	391
Homeownership rate	44.9%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King Salmon	Naknek
Population	361 → 354 (-1.9%)	468 → 458 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $132,500 (+53.6%)	$76,250 → $91,875 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$170,600 → $292,500 (+71.5%)	$213,100 → $279,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,208 → $1,325 (+9.7%)	$1,034 → $1,361 (+31.6%)

King Salmon

Population

361354

Median household income

$86,250$132,500

Median home value

$170,600$292,500

Median gross rent

$1,208$1,325

Naknek

Population

468458

Median household income

$76,250$91,875

Median home value

$213,100$279,700

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,361

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	King Salmon	Naknek
Under 5	12.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	8.5%	11.4%
18 to 24	2.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	22.6%	26.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	5.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	24.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	5.2%
75 and over	4.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King Salmon	Naknek
White (non-Hispanic)	48.9%	51.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.6%	24.0%
Asian	8.5%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	3.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	9.9%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King Salmon	Naknek
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	20.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King Salmon	Naknek
Drove alone	78.7%	43.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.1%
Other means	1.9%	25.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King Salmon	Naknek
1-unit, detached	61.1%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	King Salmon	Naknek
Poverty rate	3.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	11	8
Median year structure built	1989	1983