Gustavus vs Hoonah

A side-by-side comparison of Gustavus and Hoonah: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoonah has the higher population (894 vs 610 in Gustavus). Hoonah has the higher median household income ($81,406 vs $64,167 in Gustavus). Hoonah has the higher median home value ($340,800 vs $276,500 in Gustavus).

Population, income & housing

	Gustavus	Hoonah
Population	610	894
Median age	51.5 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$81,406
Median home value	$276,500	$340,800
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,078
Housing units	457	375
Homeownership rate	82.8%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gustavus	Hoonah
Population	454 → 610 (+34.4%)	808 → 894 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$73,182 → $64,167 (-12.3%)	$59,375 → $81,406 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $276,500 (+6.9%)	$205,400 → $340,800 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,106 (+6.1%)	$1,038 → $1,078 (+3.9%)

Gustavus

Population

454610

Median household income

$73,182$64,167

Median home value

$258,700$276,500

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,106

Hoonah

Population

808894

Median household income

$59,375$81,406

Median home value

$205,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,078

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gustavus	Hoonah
Under 5	0.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	6.1%	19.0%
35 to 44	5.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	17.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	17.0%
75 and over	13.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gustavus	Hoonah
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	37.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	25.7%
Asian	0.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	19.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gustavus	Hoonah
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	26.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gustavus	Hoonah
Drove alone	60.1%	34.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.7%	2.5%
Walked	26.8%	48.7%
Bicycle	2.9%	1.3%
Worked from home	5.1%	1.8%
Other means	4.3%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gustavus	Hoonah
1-unit, detached	91.2%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Gustavus	Hoonah
Poverty rate	10.7%	13.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	11
Median year structure built	1994	1981