Brevig Mission vs Shishmaref

A side-by-side comparison of Brevig Mission and Shishmaref: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brevig Mission has the higher population (691 vs 462 in Shishmaref). Shishmaref has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $55,000 in Brevig Mission). Shishmaref has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $80,900 in Brevig Mission).

Population, income & housing

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
Population	691	462
Median age	22.0 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$62,083
Median home value	$80,900	$116,700
Median gross rent	$813	$950
Housing units	161	137
Homeownership rate	76.7%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	22.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
Population	384 → 691 (+79.9%)	498 → 462 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $55,000 (+37.5%)	$38,125 → $62,083 (+62.8%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $80,900 (-4.8%)	$78,300 → $116,700 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $813 (+15.2%)	$843 → $950 (+12.7%)

Brevig Mission

Population

384691

Median household income

$40,000$55,000

Median home value

$85,000$80,900

Median gross rent

$706$813

Shishmaref

Population

498462

Median household income

$38,125$62,083

Median home value

$78,300$116,700

Median gross rent

$843$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
Under 5	13.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	31.3%	27.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.5%
45 to 54	4.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.0%
75 and over	1.4%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92.6%	93.9%
Asian	1.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
No high school diploma	14.9%	13.1%
High school graduate	58.7%	59.9%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
Drove alone	1.7%	0.0%
Carpooled	1.7%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	53.9%	60.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	4.5%
Other means	40.6%	33.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
1-unit, detached	95.7%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Brevig Mission	Shishmaref
Poverty rate	54.4%	23.2%
Average household size	4.61	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	4	4
Median year structure built	1991	1985