Halibut Cove vs Seldovia Village

A side-by-side comparison of Halibut Cove and Seldovia Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Halibut Cove and Seldovia Village are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Halibut Cove has the higher population (214 vs 207 in Seldovia Village). Since 2019, Halibut Cove's population has grown faster (+135.2% vs +29.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
Population	214	207
Median age	32.1 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,063
Median home value	—	$203,600
Housing units	231	187
Homeownership rate	92.3%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
Population	91 → 214 (+135.2%)	160 → 207 (+29.4%)
Median household income	$59,773 → $80,139 (+34.1%)	$80,278 → $74,063 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$395,500 → $350,000 (-11.5%)	$210,400 → $203,600 (-3.2%)

Halibut Cove

Population

91214

Median household income

$59,773$80,139

Median home value

$395,500$350,000

Seldovia Village

Population

160207

Median household income

$80,278$74,063

Median home value

$210,400$203,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.9%
25 to 34	37.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	23.2%
55 to 64	4.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	18.8%
75 and over	7.9%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	48.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	29.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.1%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
No high school diploma	10.7%	6.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
Drove alone	78.5%	40.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	12.7%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	17.6%
Worked from home	8.9%	21.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halibut Cove	Seldovia Village
Poverty rate	15.4%	12.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1983	1990