Aleutians East Borough vs Aleutians West Census Area

A side-by-side comparison of Aleutians East Borough and Aleutians West Census Area: population, income, housing, and more.

Aleutians East Borough and Aleutians West Census Area are counties in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aleutians West Census Area has the higher population (5,178 vs 3,423 in Aleutians East Borough). Aleutians West Census Area has the higher median household income ($107,344 vs $72,692 in Aleutians East Borough). Aleutians West Census Area has the higher median home value ($419,100 vs $144,300 in Aleutians East Borough).

Population, income & housing

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
Population	3,423	5,178
Median age	41.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,692	$107,344
Median home value	$144,300	$419,100
Median gross rent	$1,040	$1,886
Housing units	1,174	1,391
Homeownership rate	57.0%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
Population	3,385 → 3,423 (+1.1%)	5,698 → 5,178 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$69,250 → $72,692 (+5.0%)	$87,466 → $107,344 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $144,300 (+20.4%)	$279,200 → $419,100 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,040 (+10.8%)	$1,341 → $1,886 (+40.6%)

Aleutians East Borough

Population

3,3853,423

Median household income

$69,250$72,692

Median home value

$119,900$144,300

Median gross rent

$939$1,040

Aleutians West Census Area

Population

5,6985,178

Median household income

$87,466$107,344

Median home value

$279,200$419,100

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
Under 5	3.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	8.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	11.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	18.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	18.5%	19.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.7%
75 and over	4.2%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	23.7%
Black or African American	5.9%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36.0%	7.7%
Asian	21.2%	40.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.9%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
No high school diploma	16.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	39.5%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
Drove alone	22.8%	50.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	55.6%	29.4%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.2%
Other means	2.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
1-unit, detached	67.5%	28.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	38.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	18.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Aleutians East Borough	Aleutians West Census Area
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.24	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	5	7
Median year structure built	1981	1988