Port Alsworth vs Port Heiden

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

Port Alsworth 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 Alsworth has the higher population (174 vs 73 in Port Heiden). Port Heiden has the higher median household income ($67,917 vs $66,250 in Port Alsworth). Port Alsworth has the higher median home value ($450,000 vs $137,500 in Port Heiden).

Population, income & housing

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
Population	174	73
Median age	33.4 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$67,917
Median home value	$450,000	$137,500
Housing units	79	46
Homeownership rate	43.8%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
Population	134 → 174 (+29.9%)	88 → 73 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$87,500 → $66,250 (-24.3%)	$46,875 → $67,917 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$625,000 → $450,000 (-28.0%)	$55,000 → $137,500 (+150.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $875 (+2.9%)	—

Port Alsworth

Population

134174

Median household income

$87,500$66,250

Median home value

$625,000$450,000

Median gross rent

$850$875

Port Heiden

Population

8873

Median household income

$46,875$67,917

Median home value

$55,000$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
Under 5	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	9.2%	38.4%
18 to 24	17.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	55.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	0.6%	2.7%
55 to 64	4.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	2.3%	5.5%
75 and over	4.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
White (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	1.4%
Black or African American	11.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.2%	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	54.6%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
No high school diploma	2.4%	28.9%
High school graduate	74.8%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	9.4%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
Drove alone	72.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	25.8%	15.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
1-unit, detached	88.6%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	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

	Port Alsworth	Port Heiden
Poverty rate	5.7%	24.7%
Average household size	2.63	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	13	6
Median year structure built	1990	1990