Emmonak vs Hooper Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Emmonak and Hooper Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hooper Bay has the higher population (1,008 vs 945 in Emmonak). Emmonak has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $47,000 in Hooper Bay). Since 2019, Emmonak's population has grown faster (+10.5% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
Population	945	1,008
Median age	28.1 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$47,000
Median home value	$116,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,006	$725
Housing units	281	218
Homeownership rate	72.8%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
Population	855 → 945 (+10.5%)	1,141 → 1,008 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $55,417 (+43.0%)	$36,250 → $47,000 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $116,500 (+26.5%)	$60,000 → $101,500 (+69.2%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)	$525 → $725 (+38.1%)

Emmonak

Population

855945

Median household income

$38,750$55,417

Median home value

$92,100$116,500

Median gross rent

$806$1,006

Hooper Bay

Population

1,1411,008

Median household income

$36,250$47,000

Median home value

$60,000$101,500

Median gross rent

$525$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
Under 5	14.6%	12.5%
5 to 17	21.5%	27.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	5.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	8.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	3.4%
75 and over	1.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	7.5%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77.5%	78.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
No high school diploma	20.9%	13.7%
High school graduate	28.3%	69.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
Drove alone	4.4%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.7%	61.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	0.0%
Other means	43.4%	38.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
1-unit, detached	96.8%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Emmonak	Hooper Bay
Poverty rate	11.4%	21.3%
Average household size	3.50	4.29
Mean commute (minutes)	7	5
Median year structure built	1995	1989