Kake vs Klawock

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

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

Klawock has the higher population (744 vs 598 in Kake). Kake has the higher median household income ($50,833 vs $49,063 in Klawock). Klawock has the higher median home value ($249,000 vs $158,300 in Kake).

Population, income & housing

	Kake	Klawock
Population	598	744
Median age	38.0 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$49,063
Median home value	$158,300	$249,000
Median gross rent	$958	$957
Housing units	305	380
Homeownership rate	73.2%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kake	Klawock
Population	570 → 598 (+4.9%)	831 → 744 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $50,833 (-10.6%)	$55,625 → $49,063 (-11.8%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $158,300 (+16.1%)	$167,000 → $249,000 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $958 (+3.6%)	$738 → $957 (+29.7%)

Kake

Population

570598

Median household income

$56,875$50,833

Median home value

$136,400$158,300

Median gross rent

$925$958

Klawock

Population

831744

Median household income

$55,625$49,063

Median home value

$167,000$249,000

Median gross rent

$738$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kake	Klawock
Under 5	8.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.0%
75 and over	7.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kake	Klawock
White (non-Hispanic)	17.7%	32.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51.3%	39.5%
Asian	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	23.1%	23.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kake	Klawock
No high school diploma	7.2%	14.4%
High school graduate	48.0%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kake	Klawock
Drove alone	59.7%	54.8%
Carpooled	19.4%	9.5%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	26.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.3%
Other means	1.5%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kake	Klawock
1-unit, detached	72.8%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Kake	Klawock
Poverty rate	17.4%	19.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	9	16
Median year structure built	1981	1986