St. Michael vs Teller

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

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

Teller has the higher population (309 vs 220 in St. Michael). St. Michael has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $42,500 in Teller). Since 2019, Teller's population has grown faster (+60.1% vs -48.5%).

Population, income & housing

	St. Michael	Teller
Population	220	309
Median age	19.3 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$42,500
Median home value	—	$56,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,008
Housing units	49	115
Homeownership rate	61.5%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	29.5%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Michael	Teller
Population	427 → 220 (-48.5%)	193 → 309 (+60.1%)
Median household income	$43,438 → $56,250 (+29.5%)	$27,500 → $42,500 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $78,800 (-17.1%)	$113,400 → $56,700 (-50.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $833 (-26.0%)	$440 → $1,008 (+129.1%)

St. Michael

Population

427220

Median household income

$43,438$56,250

Median home value

$95,000$78,800

Median gross rent

$1,125$833

Teller

Population

193309

Median household income

$27,500$42,500

Median home value

$113,400$56,700

Median gross rent

$440$1,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Michael	Teller
Under 5	13.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	32.7%	29.8%
18 to 24	17.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	3.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	5.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	8.1%
75 and over	1.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Michael	Teller
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.9%	96.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Michael	Teller
No high school diploma	12.5%	20.8%
High school graduate	55.0%	66.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	9.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Michael	Teller
Drove alone	0.0%	8.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	27.3%	63.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.3%
Other means	65.9%	12.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Michael	Teller
1-unit, detached	93.9%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	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

	St. Michael	Teller
Poverty rate	17.0%	32.4%
Average household size	5.64	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	6	6
Median year structure built	1978	1984