Igiugig vs Port Heiden

A side-by-side comparison of Igiugig and Port Heiden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Heiden has the higher population (73 vs 68 in Igiugig). Igiugig has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $67,917 in Port Heiden). Igiugig has the higher median home value ($345,500 vs $137,500 in Port Heiden).

Population, income & housing

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
Population	68	73
Median age	28.0 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$67,917
Median home value	$345,500	$137,500
Housing units	43	46
Homeownership rate	57.1%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
Population	71 → 68 (-4.2%)	88 → 73 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $81,250 (+32.7%)	$46,875 → $67,917 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$225,000 → $345,500 (+53.6%)	$55,000 → $137,500 (+150.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)	—

Igiugig

Population

7168

Median household income

$61,250$81,250

Median home value

$225,000$345,500

Median gross rent

$775$775

Port Heiden

Population

8873

Median household income

$46,875$67,917

Median home value

$55,000$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
Under 5	2.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	25.0%	38.4%
18 to 24	19.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	17.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	2.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.5%
75 and over	5.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
White (non-Hispanic)	11.8%	1.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67.6%	84.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.6%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
No high school diploma	11.1%	28.9%
High school graduate	19.4%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	52.8%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
Drove alone	25.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.8%	15.8%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	28.1%	10.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
1-unit, detached	90.7%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
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

	Igiugig	Port Heiden
Poverty rate	7.4%	24.7%
Average household size	2.43	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	5	6
Median year structure built	1986	1990