Brevig Mission vs Unalakleet

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

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

Unalakleet has the higher population (800 vs 691 in Brevig Mission). Unalakleet has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $55,000 in Brevig Mission). Unalakleet has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $80,900 in Brevig Mission).

Population, income & housing

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
Population	691	800
Median age	22.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$86,250
Median home value	$80,900	$163,800
Median gross rent	$813	$1,180
Housing units	161	245
Homeownership rate	76.7%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
Population	384 → 691 (+79.9%)	707 → 800 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $55,000 (+37.5%)	$70,000 → $86,250 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $80,900 (-4.8%)	$111,100 → $163,800 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $813 (+15.2%)	$1,188 → $1,180 (-0.7%)

Brevig Mission

Population

384691

Median household income

$40,000$55,000

Median home value

$85,000$80,900

Median gross rent

$706$813

Unalakleet

Population

707800

Median household income

$70,000$86,250

Median home value

$111,100$163,800

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
Under 5	13.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	31.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	18.0%
45 to 54	4.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.3%
75 and over	1.4%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	25.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92.6%	69.8%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
No high school diploma	14.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	58.7%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	37.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
Drove alone	1.7%	24.9%
Carpooled	1.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	53.9%	51.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	2.2%	9.5%
Other means	40.6%	8.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
1-unit, detached	95.7%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brevig Mission	Unalakleet
Poverty rate	54.4%	12.8%
Average household size	4.61	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	4	3
Median year structure built	1991	1981