Coffman Cove vs Kake

A side-by-side comparison of Coffman Cove and Kake: population, income, housing, and more.

Coffman Cove and Kake are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kake has the higher population (598 vs 249 in Coffman Cove). Coffman Cove has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $50,833 in Kake). Coffman Cove has the higher median home value ($256,300 vs $158,300 in Kake).

Population, income & housing

	Coffman Cove	Kake
Population	249	598
Median age	38.4 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$50,833
Median home value	$256,300	$158,300
Median gross rent	—	$958
Housing units	209	305
Homeownership rate	92.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coffman Cove	Kake
Population	152 → 249 (+63.8%)	570 → 598 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$51,719 → $60,417 (+16.8%)	$56,875 → $50,833 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$255,800 → $256,300 (+0.2%)	$136,400 → $158,300 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$925 → $958 (+3.6%)

Coffman Cove

Population

152249

Median household income

$51,719$60,417

Median home value

$255,800$256,300

Kake

Population

570598

Median household income

$56,875$50,833

Median home value

$136,400$158,300

Median gross rent

$925$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coffman Cove	Kake
Under 5	14.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	2.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	18.5%	10.5%
75 and over	6.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coffman Cove	Kake
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	17.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	51.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	23.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coffman Cove	Kake
No high school diploma	1.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	53.1%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coffman Cove	Kake
Drove alone	66.3%	59.7%
Carpooled	10.9%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	15.2%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coffman Cove	Kake
1-unit, detached	84.7%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Coffman Cove	Kake
Poverty rate	15.3%	17.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	20	9
Median year structure built	1995	1981