Nanwalek vs Seldovia Village

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

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

Nanwalek has the higher population (208 vs 207 in Seldovia Village). Seldovia Village has the higher median household income ($74,063 vs $68,250 in Nanwalek). Seldovia Village has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $141,700 in Nanwalek).

Population, income & housing

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
Population	208	207
Median age	19.0 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$74,063
Median home value	$141,700	$203,600
Housing units	61	187
Homeownership rate	75.7%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
Population	212 → 208 (-1.9%)	160 → 207 (+29.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $68,250 (+56.0%)	$80,278 → $74,063 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $141,700 (-7.4%)	$210,400 → $203,600 (-3.2%)
Median gross rent	$483 → $600 (+24.2%)	—

Nanwalek

Population

212208

Median household income

$43,750$68,250

Median home value

$153,100$141,700

Median gross rent

$483$600

Seldovia Village

Population

160207

Median household income

$80,278$74,063

Median home value

$210,400$203,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	21.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	4.8%	23.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	18.8%
75 and over	0.0%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
White (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	48.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63.5%	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	32.7%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	45.2%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
Drove alone	19.1%	40.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	45.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	17.6%
Worked from home	23.5%	21.2%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nanwalek	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

	Nanwalek	Seldovia Village
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.1%
Average household size	5.62	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	7	16
Median year structure built	1986	1990