Chignik vs Chignik Lake

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

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

Chignik Lake has the higher population (31 vs 28 in Chignik). Chignik Lake has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $116,700 in Chignik). Since 2019, Chignik Lake's population has grown faster (-36.7% vs -50.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
Population	28	31
Median age	44.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	—
Median home value	$116,700	$187,500
Housing units	80	30
Homeownership rate	83.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
Population	57 → 28 (-50.9%)	49 → 31 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $94,167 (+115.2%)	$34,063 → $53,750 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $116,700 (+45.9%)	$117,500 → $187,500 (+59.6%)
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 Lake

Population

4931

Median household income

$34,063$53,750

Median home value

$117,500$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

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

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	3.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32.1%	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	57.1%	19.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
No high school diploma	9.1%	61.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
Drove alone	29.4%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	17.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	11.8%	40.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chignik	Chignik Lake
1-unit, detached	80.0%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	3.3%
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 Lake
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	3	—
Median year structure built	1977	1983