Hollis vs Thorne Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Hollis and Thorne Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Hollis and Thorne Bay are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thorne Bay has the higher population (475 vs 147 in Hollis). Thorne Bay has the higher median household income ($61,750 vs $56,691 in Hollis). Thorne Bay has the higher median home value ($234,600 vs $229,400 in Hollis).

Population, income & housing

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
Population	147	475
Median age	63.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,691	$61,750
Median home value	$229,400	$234,600
Median gross rent	—	$934
Housing units	85	327
Homeownership rate	63.5%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
Population	193 → 147 (-23.8%)	533 → 475 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$48,419 → $56,691 (+17.1%)	$48,214 → $61,750 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$217,900 → $229,400 (+5.3%)	$164,400 → $234,600 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$806 → $934 (+15.9%)

Hollis

Population

193147

Median household income

$48,419$56,691

Median home value

$217,900$229,400

Thorne Bay

Population

533475

Median household income

$48,214$61,750

Median home value

$164,400$234,600

Median gross rent

$806$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.4%
55 to 64	40.1%	18.7%
65 to 74	42.9%	16.8%
75 and over	0.0%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	0.0%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	51.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
Drove alone	100.0%	39.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	28.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	21.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
1-unit, detached	43.5%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	56.5%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Hollis	Thorne Bay
Poverty rate	45.6%	8.2%
Average household size	1.73	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1994	1984