Kasilof vs Tyonek

A side-by-side comparison of Kasilof and Tyonek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kasilof has the higher population (404 vs 291 in Tyonek). Kasilof has the higher median household income ($61,377 vs $57,917 in Tyonek). Kasilof has the higher median home value ($604,200 vs $45,000 in Tyonek).

Population, income & housing

	Kasilof	Tyonek
Population	404	291
Median age	44.2 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,377	$57,917
Median home value	$604,200	$45,000
Median gross rent	—	$558
Housing units	308	158
Homeownership rate	52.0%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.1%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kasilof	Tyonek
Population	754 → 404 (-46.4%)	399 → 291 (-27.1%)
Median household income	$71,078 → $61,377 (-13.6%)	$38,250 → $57,917 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$468,500 → $604,200 (+29.0%)	$31,300 → $45,000 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $558 (-44.2%)

Kasilof

Population

754404

Median household income

$71,078$61,377

Median home value

$468,500$604,200

Tyonek

Population

399291

Median household income

$38,250$57,917

Median home value

$31,300$45,000

Median gross rent

$1,000$558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kasilof	Tyonek
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	11.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	25.7%	26.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	21.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	25.0%	1.7%
75 and over	0.0%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kasilof	Tyonek
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	66.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	6.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.6%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kasilof	Tyonek
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	16.1%	58.3%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	55.1%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kasilof	Tyonek
Drove alone	34.8%	48.2%
Carpooled	46.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.8%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kasilof	Tyonek
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Kasilof	Tyonek
Poverty rate	16.3%	16.5%
Average household size	1.83	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	23	6
Median year structure built	2003	1969