Aleutians East Borough vs Copper River Census Area

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

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

Aleutians East Borough has the higher population (3,423 vs 2,626 in Copper River Census Area). Copper River Census Area has the higher median household income ($75,053 vs $72,692 in Aleutians East Borough). Copper River Census Area has the higher median home value ($246,700 vs $144,300 in Aleutians East Borough).

Population, income & housing

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
Population	3,423	2,626
Median age	41.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,692	$75,053
Median home value	$144,300	$246,700
Median gross rent	$1,040	$973
Housing units	1,174	2,597
Homeownership rate	57.0%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
Population	3,385 → 3,423 (+1.1%)	2,894 → 2,626 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$69,250 → $72,692 (+5.0%)	$64,745 → $75,053 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $144,300 (+20.4%)	$234,500 → $246,700 (+5.2%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,040 (+10.8%)	$757 → $973 (+28.5%)

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

Copper River Census Area

Population

2,8942,626

Median household income

$64,745$75,053

Median home value

$234,500$246,700

Median gross rent

$757$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
Under 5	3.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	8.9%	19.2%
18 to 24	11.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	18.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	14.7%
75 and over	4.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	53.2%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36.0%	35.1%
Asian	21.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
No high school diploma	16.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
Drove alone	22.8%	67.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	55.6%	8.7%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.4%	13.9%
Other means	2.3%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
1-unit, detached	67.5%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Aleutians East Borough	Copper River Census Area
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	5	25
Median year structure built	1981	1985