Hoonah vs Pelican

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

Hoonah and Pelican 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 45 in Pelican). Hoonah has the higher median household income ($81,406 vs $38,750 in Pelican). Hoonah has the higher median home value ($340,800 vs $171,400 in Pelican).

Population, income & housing

	Hoonah	Pelican
Population	894	45
Median age	46.5 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,406	$38,750
Median home value	$340,800	$171,400
Median gross rent	$1,078	—
Housing units	375	72
Homeownership rate	63.4%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoonah	Pelican
Population	808 → 894 (+10.6%)	67 → 45 (-32.8%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $81,406 (+37.1%)	$55,417 → $38,750 (-30.1%)
Median home value	$205,400 → $340,800 (+65.9%)	$119,400 → $171,400 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,078 (+3.9%)	—

Hoonah

Population

808894

Median household income

$59,375$81,406

Median home value

$205,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,078

Pelican

Population

6745

Median household income

$55,417$38,750

Median home value

$119,400$171,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoonah	Pelican
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	19.0%	4.4%
35 to 44	8.9%	6.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	22.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	24.4%
65 to 74	17.0%	8.9%
75 and over	5.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoonah	Pelican
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	64.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25.7%	26.7%
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%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoonah	Pelican
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	40.7%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoonah	Pelican
Drove alone	34.3%	30.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	48.7%	53.8%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.0%
Other means	8.1%	15.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoonah	Pelican
1-unit, detached	71.2%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	26.4%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hoonah	Pelican
Poverty rate	13.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	11	13
Median year structure built	1981	1980