Old Harbor vs Port Lions

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

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

Old Harbor has the higher population (186 vs 151 in Port Lions). Port Lions has the higher median household income ($51,111 vs $31,250 in Old Harbor). Port Lions has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $95,000 in Old Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
Population	186	151
Median age	33.0 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$31,250	$51,111
Median home value	$95,000	$189,100
Median gross rent	$863	—
Housing units	153	138
Homeownership rate	65.9%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	0.9%
Unemployment rate	29.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
Population	231 → 186 (-19.5%)	178 → 151 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $31,250 (-13.8%)	$51,250 → $51,111 (-0.3%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $95,000 (+9.6%)	$154,200 → $189,100 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $863 (-6.7%)	—

Old Harbor

Population

231186

Median household income

$36,250$31,250

Median home value

$86,700$95,000

Median gross rent

$925$863

Port Lions

Population

178151

Median household income

$51,250$51,111

Median home value

$154,200$189,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
Under 5	10.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	9.9%
18 to 24	18.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	2.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	29.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	14.6%
75 and over	3.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
White (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	21.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68.8%	54.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.6%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
No high school diploma	13.3%	7.8%
High school graduate	50.0%	57.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
Drove alone	39.6%	47.1%
Carpooled	33.3%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	4.3%
Other means	4.2%	24.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
1-unit, detached	96.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Old Harbor	Port Lions
Poverty rate	55.4%	16.6%
Average household size	2.04	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	5	8
Median year structure built	1978	1969