Chevak vs Russian Mission

A side-by-side comparison of Chevak and Russian Mission: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chevak has the higher population (464 vs 202 in Russian Mission). Since 2019, Russian Mission's population has grown faster (-21.4% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Chevak	Russian Mission
Population	464	202
Median age	25.7 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,125
Median home value	—	$78,300
Median gross rent	$763	—
Housing units	163	63
Homeownership rate	62.5%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	3.0%
Unemployment rate	18.9%	50.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevak	Russian Mission
Population	1,037 → 464 (-55.3%)	257 → 202 (-21.4%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $37,813 (-6.9%)	$35,625 → $48,125 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$60,700 → $92,500 (+52.4%)	$96,700 → $78,300 (-19.0%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $763 (+5.2%)	—

Chevak

Population

1,037464

Median household income

$40,625$37,813

Median home value

$60,700$92,500

Median gross rent

$725$763

Russian Mission

Population

257202

Median household income

$35,625$48,125

Median home value

$96,700$78,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevak	Russian Mission
Under 5	9.7%	14.9%
5 to 17	32.3%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.4%
25 to 34	19.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	6.9%	6.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	6.4%
75 and over	1.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevak	Russian Mission
White (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83.6%	23.8%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	76.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevak	Russian Mission
No high school diploma	8.0%	26.7%
High school graduate	62.4%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevak	Russian Mission
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	56.7%	64.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.9%
Other means	43.3%	22.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevak	Russian Mission
1-unit, detached	77.9%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevak	Russian Mission
Poverty rate	37.0%	40.6%
Average household size	4.18	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	5	5
Median year structure built	2000	1983