Kodiak vs Old Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of Kodiak and Old Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kodiak has the higher population (5,497 vs 186 in Old Harbor). Kodiak has the higher median household income ($71,373 vs $31,250 in Old Harbor). Kodiak has the higher median home value ($314,800 vs $95,000 in Old Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
Population	5,497	186
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,373	$31,250
Median home value	$314,800	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,430	$863
Housing units	2,125	153
Homeownership rate	51.1%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	29.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
Population	6,022 → 5,497 (-8.7%)	231 → 186 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$73,310 → $71,373 (-2.6%)	$36,250 → $31,250 (-13.8%)
Median home value	$255,000 → $314,800 (+23.5%)	$86,700 → $95,000 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,430 (+16.4%)	$925 → $863 (-6.7%)

Kodiak

Population

6,0225,497

Median household income

$73,310$71,373

Median home value

$255,000$314,800

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,430

Old Harbor

Population

231186

Median household income

$36,250$31,250

Median home value

$86,700$95,000

Median gross rent

$925$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
Under 5	3.1%	10.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.8%	18.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	17.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.5%
75 and over	6.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	7.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.7%	68.8%
Asian	43.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.6%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	22.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
Drove alone	57.9%	39.6%
Carpooled	20.4%	33.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	12.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.4%
Other means	12.4%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
1-unit, detached	48.1%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kodiak	Old Harbor
Poverty rate	7.7%	55.4%
Average household size	2.82	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	9	5
Median year structure built	1977	1978