Marshall vs Scammon Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Marshall and Scammon Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scammon Bay has the higher population (491 vs 426 in Marshall). Marshall has the higher median household income ($53,906 vs $38,750 in Scammon Bay). Since 2019, Marshall's population has grown faster (+63.2% vs -17.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
Population	426	491
Median age	23.3 yrs	18.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,906	$38,750
Median home value	$23,900	—
Housing units	100	125
Homeownership rate	87.3%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	20.9%	25.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
Population	261 → 426 (+63.2%)	594 → 491 (-17.3%)
Median household income	$28,393 → $53,906 (+89.9%)	$29,792 → $38,750 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $23,900 (-58.0%)	$61,300 → $77,900 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $475 (+0.0%)	—

Marshall

Population

261426

Median household income

$28,393$53,906

Median home value

$56,900$23,900

Median gross rent

$475$475

Scammon Bay

Population

594491

Median household income

$29,792$38,750

Median home value

$61,300$77,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
Under 5	12.0%	22.4%
5 to 17	29.8%	27.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	19.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	3.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	3.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	5.7%
65 to 74	5.2%	4.1%
75 and over	2.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99.3%	92.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
No high school diploma	18.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	58.5%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	73.5%	61.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.9%
Other means	22.1%	34.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshall	Scammon Bay
Poverty rate	34.0%	44.0%
Average household size	5.39	4.50
Mean commute (minutes)	5	4
Median year structure built	1993	1985