Golovin vs St. Michael

A side-by-side comparison of Golovin and St. Michael: population, income, housing, and more.

Golovin and St. Michael are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Michael has the higher population (220 vs 205 in Golovin). Golovin has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $56,250 in St. Michael). Since 2019, Golovin's population has grown faster (+44.4% vs -48.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Golovin	St. Michael
Population	205	220
Median age	31.6 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$56,250
Median home value	$102,500	—
Housing units	92	49
Homeownership rate	72.9%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	29.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golovin	St. Michael
Population	142 → 205 (+44.4%)	427 → 220 (-48.5%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $63,750 (+18.6%)	$43,438 → $56,250 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $102,500 (-7.0%)	$95,000 → $78,800 (-17.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,125 → $833 (-26.0%)

Golovin

Population

142205

Median household income

$53,750$63,750

Median home value

$110,200$102,500

St. Michael

Population

427220

Median household income

$43,438$56,250

Median home value

$95,000$78,800

Median gross rent

$1,125$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golovin	St. Michael
Under 5	6.8%	13.6%
5 to 17	29.8%	32.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	17.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	3.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	5.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	3.6%
75 and over	1.5%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golovin	St. Michael
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.2%	95.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golovin	St. Michael
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	52.6%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golovin	St. Michael
Drove alone	12.9%	0.0%
Carpooled	17.6%	0.0%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	25.9%	27.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.8%
Other means	31.8%	65.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golovin	St. Michael
1-unit, detached	96.7%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.1%
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

	Golovin	St. Michael
Poverty rate	7.3%	17.0%
Average household size	2.93	5.64
Mean commute (minutes)	4	6
Median year structure built	1983	1978