Emmonak vs St. Mary's

A side-by-side comparison of Emmonak and St. Mary's: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emmonak has the higher population (945 vs 788 in St. Mary's). Emmonak has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $45,000 in St. Mary's). Emmonak has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $103,400 in St. Mary's).

Population, income & housing

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
Population	945	788
Median age	28.1 yrs	26.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$45,000
Median home value	$116,500	$103,400
Median gross rent	$1,006	$1,500
Housing units	281	290
Homeownership rate	72.8%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	20.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
Population	855 → 945 (+10.5%)	747 → 788 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $55,417 (+43.0%)	$42,500 → $45,000 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $116,500 (+26.5%)	$81,700 → $103,400 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)	$738 → $1,500 (+103.3%)

Emmonak

Population

855945

Median household income

$38,750$55,417

Median home value

$92,100$116,500

Median gross rent

$806$1,006

St. Mary's

Population

747788

Median household income

$42,500$45,000

Median home value

$81,700$103,400

Median gross rent

$738$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
Under 5	14.6%	12.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	8.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	5.7%
75 and over	1.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
White (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	4.2%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77.5%	86.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
No high school diploma	20.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	28.3%	56.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
Drove alone	4.4%	18.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.7%	26.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	9.9%
Other means	43.4%	37.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
1-unit, detached	96.8%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Emmonak	St. Mary's
Poverty rate	11.4%	26.4%
Average household size	3.50	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	7	5
Median year structure built	1995	1990