Ninilchik vs Salamatof

A side-by-side comparison of Ninilchik and Salamatof: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salamatof has the higher population (1,201 vs 1,009 in Ninilchik). Salamatof has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $53,125 in Ninilchik). Salamatof has the higher median home value ($318,000 vs $251,600 in Ninilchik).

Population, income & housing

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
Population	1,009	1,201
Median age	52.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$73,750
Median home value	$251,600	$318,000
Median gross rent	$922	$680
Housing units	942	388
Homeownership rate	85.5%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	29.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
Population	836 → 1,009 (+20.7%)	992 → 1,201 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$51,071 → $53,125 (+4.0%)	$61,250 → $73,750 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$220,700 → $251,600 (+14.0%)	$229,800 → $318,000 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $922 (+55.7%)	$875 → $680 (-22.3%)

Ninilchik

Population

8361,009

Median household income

$51,071$53,125

Median home value

$220,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$592$922

Salamatof

Population

9921,201

Median household income

$61,250$73,750

Median home value

$229,800$318,000

Median gross rent

$875$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
Under 5	9.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	12.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	16.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	21.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	10.4%
75 and over	9.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	12.8%
Asian	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	9.6%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.1%
High school graduate	32.9%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
Drove alone	83.1%	60.6%
Carpooled	1.3%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.6%
Other means	7.2%	16.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
1-unit, detached	92.5%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Ninilchik	Salamatof
Poverty rate	16.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	26	40
Median year structure built	1994	1984