Chignik Lagoon vs Chignik Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Chignik Lagoon and Chignik Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Chignik Lagoon and Chignik Lake are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Both have a population of 31. Chignik Lake has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $177,500 in Chignik Lagoon). Since 2019, Chignik Lake's population has grown faster (-36.7% vs -55.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
Population	31	31
Median age	55.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	—
Median home value	$177,500	$187,500
Housing units	65	30
Homeownership rate	75.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
Population	69 → 31 (-55.1%)	49 → 31 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$85,417 → $68,333 (-20.0%)	$34,063 → $53,750 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $177,500 (-16.5%)	$117,500 → $187,500 (+59.6%)

Chignik Lagoon

Population

6931

Median household income

$85,417$68,333

Median home value

$212,500$177,500

Chignik Lake

Population

4931

Median household income

$34,063$53,750

Median home value

$117,500$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
Under 5	6.5%	12.9%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	3.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	19.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	32.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	19.4%	12.9%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	19.4%	3.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61.3%	77.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.4%	19.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
No high school diploma	18.2%	61.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
Drove alone	30.8%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	53.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	15.4%	40.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
1-unit, detached	92.3%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	3.3%
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

	Chignik Lagoon	Chignik Lake
Poverty rate	6.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	6	—
Median year structure built	1980	1983