Chignik Lagoon vs Iliamna

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

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

Iliamna has the higher population (45 vs 31 in Chignik Lagoon). Iliamna has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $68,333 in Chignik Lagoon). Iliamna has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $177,500 in Chignik Lagoon).

Population, income & housing

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
Population	31	45
Median age	55.1 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$73,750
Median home value	$177,500	$281,300
Housing units	65	48
Homeownership rate	75.0%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	47.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
Population	69 → 31 (-55.1%)	55 → 45 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$85,417 → $68,333 (-20.0%)	$130,000 → $73,750 (-43.3%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $177,500 (-16.5%)	$330,000 → $281,300 (-14.8%)

Chignik Lagoon

Population

6931

Median household income

$85,417$68,333

Median home value

$212,500$177,500

Iliamna

Population

5545

Median household income

$130,000$73,750

Median home value

$330,000$281,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
Under 5	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	4.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.7%
55 to 64	32.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	19.4%	26.7%
75 and over	0.0%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
White (non-Hispanic)	19.4%	24.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61.3%	55.6%
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%	20.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
No high school diploma	18.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
Drove alone	30.8%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	53.8%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	15.4%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chignik Lagoon	Iliamna
1-unit, detached	92.3%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	22.9%
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	Iliamna
Poverty rate	6.5%	15.6%
Average household size	2.58	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	6	20
Median year structure built	1980	1993