King Salmon vs South Naknek

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

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

King Salmon has the higher population (354 vs 66 in South Naknek). King Salmon has the higher median household income ($132,500 vs $51,250 in South Naknek). King Salmon has the higher median home value ($292,500 vs $104,200 in South Naknek).

Population, income & housing

	King Salmon	South Naknek
Population	354	66
Median age	37.0 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$132,500	$51,250
Median home value	$292,500	$104,200
Median gross rent	$1,325	$1,083
Housing units	265	134
Homeownership rate	44.9%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	31.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King Salmon	South Naknek
Population	361 → 354 (-1.9%)	46 → 66 (+43.5%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $132,500 (+53.6%)	$45,417 → $51,250 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$170,600 → $292,500 (+71.5%)	$137,500 → $104,200 (-24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,208 → $1,325 (+9.7%)	$1,083 → $1,083 (+0.0%)

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

South Naknek

Population

4666

Median household income

$45,417$51,250

Median home value

$137,500$104,200

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	King Salmon	South Naknek
Under 5	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	22.6%	21.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	21.2%
75 and over	4.5%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King Salmon	South Naknek
White (non-Hispanic)	48.9%	19.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.6%	42.4%
Asian	8.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	13.6%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	24.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King Salmon	South Naknek
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.7%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King Salmon	South Naknek
Drove alone	78.7%	46.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	26.7%
Other means	1.9%	13.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King Salmon	South Naknek
1-unit, detached	61.1%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King Salmon	South Naknek
Poverty rate	3.9%	15.2%
Average household size	2.77	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	11	10
Median year structure built	1989	1975