Newhalen vs Port Alsworth

A side-by-side comparison of Newhalen and Port Alsworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Alsworth has the higher population (174 vs 100 in Newhalen). Port Alsworth has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $56,250 in Newhalen). Port Alsworth has the higher median home value ($450,000 vs $203,100 in Newhalen).

Population, income & housing

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
Population	100	174
Median age	27.5 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$66,250
Median home value	$203,100	$450,000
Housing units	40	79
Homeownership rate	96.4%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
Population	131 → 100 (-23.7%)	134 → 174 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $56,250 (+39.2%)	$87,500 → $66,250 (-24.3%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $203,100 (+67.3%)	$625,000 → $450,000 (-28.0%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $563 (-21.0%)	$850 → $875 (+2.9%)

Newhalen

Population

131100

Median household income

$40,417$56,250

Median home value

$121,400$203,100

Median gross rent

$713$563

Port Alsworth

Population

134174

Median household income

$87,500$66,250

Median home value

$625,000$450,000

Median gross rent

$850$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.0%	9.2%
18 to 24	13.0%	17.8%
25 to 34	21.0%	55.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	4.0%
65 to 74	4.0%	2.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	19.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73.0%	9.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.0%	54.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
No high school diploma	3.8%	2.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	74.8%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
Drove alone	52.2%	72.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.1%	25.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	13.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
1-unit, detached	92.5%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	11.4%
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

	Newhalen	Port Alsworth
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.7%
Average household size	3.57	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	8	13
Median year structure built	1989	1990