Russian Mission vs Scammon Bay

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

Russian Mission 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 202 in Russian Mission). Russian Mission has the higher median household income ($48,125 vs $38,750 in Scammon Bay). Since 2019, Scammon Bay's population has grown faster (-17.3% vs -21.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
Population	202	491
Median age	26.0 yrs	18.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,125	$38,750
Median home value	$78,300	—
Housing units	63	125
Homeownership rate	69.0%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	50.7%	25.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
Population	257 → 202 (-21.4%)	594 → 491 (-17.3%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $48,125 (+35.1%)	$29,792 → $38,750 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $78,300 (-19.0%)	$61,300 → $77,900 (+27.1%)

Russian Mission

Population

257202

Median household income

$35,625$48,125

Median home value

$96,700$78,300

Scammon Bay

Population

594491

Median household income

$29,792$38,750

Median home value

$61,300$77,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
Under 5	14.9%	22.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	27.1%
18 to 24	13.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.9%	3.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	5.7%
65 to 74	6.4%	4.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23.8%	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	76.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
No high school diploma	26.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	51.5%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	64.5%	61.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	4.9%
Other means	22.6%	34.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
1-unit, detached	95.2%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	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

	Russian Mission	Scammon Bay
Poverty rate	40.6%	44.0%
Average household size	3.48	4.50
Mean commute (minutes)	5	4
Median year structure built	1983	1985