Hydaburg vs Metlakatla

A side-by-side comparison of Hydaburg and Metlakatla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Metlakatla has the higher population (1,338 vs 297 in Hydaburg). Metlakatla has the higher median household income ($69,107 vs $49,375 in Hydaburg). Metlakatla has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $120,000 in Hydaburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
Population	297	1,338
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,375	$69,107
Median home value	$120,000	$160,500
Median gross rent	$600	$742
Housing units	136	481
Homeownership rate	67.3%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
Population	342 → 297 (-13.2%)	1,654 → 1,338 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $49,375 (+46.3%)	$56,188 → $69,107 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $120,000 (+8.6%)	$155,100 → $160,500 (+3.5%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $600 (-2.1%)	$663 → $742 (+11.9%)

Hydaburg

Population

342297

Median household income

$33,750$49,375

Median home value

$110,500$120,000

Median gross rent

$613$600

Metlakatla

Population

1,6541,338

Median household income

$56,188$69,107

Median home value

$155,100$160,500

Median gross rent

$663$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.2%	10.9%
75 and over	8.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
White (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	5.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.7%	79.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.4%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.8%
High school graduate	53.7%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
Drove alone	51.4%	55.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	27.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	27.5%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	3.6%
Other means	5.5%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
1-unit, detached	85.3%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Hydaburg	Metlakatla
Poverty rate	18.2%	15.1%
Average household size	2.78	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	12	5
Median year structure built	1983	1980