Seldovia vs Seldovia Village

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

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

Seldovia Village has the higher population (207 vs 174 in Seldovia). Seldovia has the higher median household income ($84,750 vs $74,063 in Seldovia Village). Seldovia Village has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $195,000 in Seldovia).

Population, income & housing

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
Population	174	207
Median age	62.4 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,750	$74,063
Median home value	$195,000	$203,600
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	169	187
Homeownership rate	80.0%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
Population	208 → 174 (-16.3%)	160 → 207 (+29.4%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $84,750 (+23.3%)	$80,278 → $74,063 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$223,400 → $195,000 (-12.7%)	$210,400 → $203,600 (-3.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $625 (-7.4%)	—

Seldovia

Population

208174

Median household income

$68,750$84,750

Median home value

$223,400$195,000

Median gross rent

$675$625

Seldovia Village

Population

160207

Median household income

$80,278$74,063

Median home value

$210,400$203,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	2.9%
25 to 34	6.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	6.3%	23.2%
55 to 64	19.5%	8.2%
65 to 74	24.7%	18.8%
75 and over	21.3%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	48.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	29.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.1%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
Drove alone	72.9%	40.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	5.7%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	17.6%
Worked from home	21.4%	21.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
1-unit, detached	83.4%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Seldovia	Seldovia Village
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.1%
Average household size	2.05	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	4	16
Median year structure built	1982	1990