Chignik vs Chignik Lagoon

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

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

Chignik Lagoon has the higher population (31 vs 28 in Chignik). Chignik has the higher median household income ($94,167 vs $68,333 in Chignik Lagoon). Chignik Lagoon has the higher median home value ($177,500 vs $116,700 in Chignik).

Population, income & housing

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
Population	28	31
Median age	44.5 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	$68,333
Median home value	$116,700	$177,500
Housing units	80	65
Homeownership rate	83.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
Population	57 → 28 (-50.9%)	69 → 31 (-55.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $94,167 (+115.2%)	$85,417 → $68,333 (-20.0%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $116,700 (+45.9%)	$212,500 → $177,500 (-16.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $725 (+0.0%)	—

Chignik

Population

5728

Median household income

$43,750$94,167

Median home value

$80,000$116,700

Median gross rent

$725$725

Chignik Lagoon

Population

6931

Median household income

$85,417$68,333

Median home value

$212,500$177,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
Under 5	7.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	17.9%	3.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	32.3%
65 to 74	21.4%	19.4%
75 and over	7.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
White (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	19.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32.1%	61.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	57.1%	19.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
No high school diploma	9.1%	18.2%
High school graduate	40.9%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
Drove alone	29.4%	30.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.4%	53.8%
Bicycle	17.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	11.8%	15.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
1-unit, detached	80.0%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chignik	Chignik Lagoon
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	3	6
Median year structure built	1977	1980