Kodiak vs Port Lions

A side-by-side comparison of Kodiak and Port Lions: population, income, housing, and more.

Kodiak and Port Lions 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 151 in Port Lions). Kodiak has the higher median household income ($71,373 vs $51,111 in Port Lions). Kodiak has the higher median home value ($314,800 vs $189,100 in Port Lions).

Population, income & housing

	Kodiak	Port Lions
Population	5,497	151
Median age	40.8 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,373	$51,111
Median home value	$314,800	$189,100
Median gross rent	$1,430	—
Housing units	2,125	138
Homeownership rate	51.1%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	0.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kodiak	Port Lions
Population	6,022 → 5,497 (-8.7%)	178 → 151 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$73,310 → $71,373 (-2.6%)	$51,250 → $51,111 (-0.3%)
Median home value	$255,000 → $314,800 (+23.5%)	$154,200 → $189,100 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,430 (+16.4%)	—

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

Port Lions

Population

178151

Median household income

$51,250$51,111

Median home value

$154,200$189,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kodiak	Port Lions
Under 5	3.1%	1.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	9.9%
18 to 24	12.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.7%	2.6%
35 to 44	17.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	29.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.6%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kodiak	Port Lions
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	21.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.7%	54.3%
Asian	43.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kodiak	Port Lions
No high school diploma	10.3%	7.8%
High school graduate	37.8%	57.4%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kodiak	Port Lions
Drove alone	57.9%	47.1%
Carpooled	20.4%	15.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.3%
Other means	12.4%	24.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kodiak	Port Lions
1-unit, detached	48.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kodiak	Port Lions
Poverty rate	7.7%	16.6%
Average household size	2.82	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	9	8
Median year structure built	1977	1969