Hoonah vs Klukwan

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

Hoonah and Klukwan 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 89 in Klukwan). Hoonah has the higher median household income ($81,406 vs $24,375 in Klukwan). Hoonah has the higher median home value ($340,800 vs $66,000 in Klukwan).

Population, income & housing

	Hoonah	Klukwan
Population	894	89
Median age	46.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,406	$24,375
Median home value	$340,800	$66,000
Median gross rent	$1,078	$550
Housing units	375	69
Homeownership rate	63.4%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	15.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoonah	Klukwan
Population	808 → 894 (+10.6%)	72 → 89 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $81,406 (+37.1%)	$41,250 → $24,375 (-40.9%)
Median home value	$205,400 → $340,800 (+65.9%)	$70,000 → $66,000 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,078 (+3.9%)	$513 → $550 (+7.2%)

Hoonah

Population

808894

Median household income

$59,375$81,406

Median home value

$205,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,078

Klukwan

Population

7289

Median household income

$41,250$24,375

Median home value

$70,000$66,000

Median gross rent

$513$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoonah	Klukwan
Under 5	4.5%	1.1%
5 to 17	7.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	8.9%	21.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	6.7%
65 to 74	17.0%	18.0%
75 and over	5.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoonah	Klukwan
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	14.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25.7%	56.2%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.1%	29.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoonah	Klukwan
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	40.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoonah	Klukwan
Drove alone	34.3%	50.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	48.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	28.6%
Other means	8.1%	21.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoonah	Klukwan
1-unit, detached	71.2%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Hoonah	Klukwan
Poverty rate	13.2%	16.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	11	14
Median year structure built	1981	1979