Naknek vs South Naknek

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

Naknek and South 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 66 in South Naknek). Naknek has the higher median household income ($91,875 vs $51,250 in South Naknek). Naknek has the higher median home value ($279,700 vs $104,200 in South Naknek).

Population, income & housing

	Naknek	South Naknek
Population	458	66
Median age	40.7 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,875	$51,250
Median home value	$279,700	$104,200
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,083
Housing units	391	134
Homeownership rate	58.4%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	31.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Naknek	South Naknek
Population	468 → 458 (-2.1%)	46 → 66 (+43.5%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $91,875 (+20.5%)	$45,417 → $51,250 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$213,100 → $279,700 (+31.3%)	$137,500 → $104,200 (-24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,361 (+31.6%)	$1,083 → $1,083 (+0.0%)

Naknek

Population

468458

Median household income

$76,250$91,875

Median home value

$213,100$279,700

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,361

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)

	Naknek	South Naknek
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	26.0%	21.2%
35 to 44	5.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	24.5%	16.7%
65 to 74	5.2%	21.2%
75 and over	5.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Naknek	South Naknek
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	19.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24.0%	42.4%
Asian	6.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	13.6%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	24.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Naknek	South Naknek
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Naknek	South Naknek
Drove alone	43.1%	46.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	26.7%
Other means	25.9%	13.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Naknek	South Naknek
1-unit, detached	80.1%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Naknek	South Naknek
Poverty rate	13.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.39	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	8	10
Median year structure built	1983	1975