Gustavus vs Pelican

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

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

Gustavus has the higher population (610 vs 45 in Pelican). Gustavus has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $38,750 in Pelican). Gustavus has the higher median home value ($276,500 vs $171,400 in Pelican).

Population, income & housing

	Gustavus	Pelican
Population	610	45
Median age	51.5 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$38,750
Median home value	$276,500	$171,400
Median gross rent	$1,106	—
Housing units	457	72
Homeownership rate	82.8%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gustavus	Pelican
Population	454 → 610 (+34.4%)	67 → 45 (-32.8%)
Median household income	$73,182 → $64,167 (-12.3%)	$55,417 → $38,750 (-30.1%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $276,500 (+6.9%)	$119,400 → $171,400 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,106 (+6.1%)	—

Gustavus

Population

454610

Median household income

$73,182$64,167

Median home value

$258,700$276,500

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,106

Pelican

Population

6745

Median household income

$55,417$38,750

Median home value

$119,400$171,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gustavus	Pelican
Under 5	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	8.9%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.1%	4.4%
35 to 44	5.1%	6.7%
45 to 54	17.5%	22.2%
55 to 64	18.9%	24.4%
65 to 74	13.8%	8.9%
75 and over	13.4%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gustavus	Pelican
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	64.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	26.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gustavus	Pelican
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	26.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gustavus	Pelican
Drove alone	60.1%	30.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	26.8%	53.8%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.3%	15.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gustavus	Pelican
1-unit, detached	91.2%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	26.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gustavus	Pelican
Poverty rate	10.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.24	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1994	1980