Hoonah-Angoon Census Area vs Wrangell City and Borough

A side-by-side comparison of Hoonah-Angoon Census Area and Wrangell City and Borough: population, income, housing, and more.

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area and Wrangell City and Borough are counties in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area has the higher population (2,313 vs 2,106 in Wrangell City and Borough). Wrangell City and Borough has the higher median household income ($64,545 vs $62,500 in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area). Wrangell City and Borough has the higher median home value ($289,700 vs $278,300 in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area).

Population, income & housing

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
Population	2,313	2,106
Median age	51.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$64,545
Median home value	$278,300	$289,700
Median gross rent	$986	$1,047
Housing units	1,741	1,300
Homeownership rate	72.2%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
Population	2,139 → 2,313 (+8.1%)	2,502 → 2,106 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$59,803 → $62,500 (+4.5%)	$53,894 → $64,545 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$223,600 → $278,300 (+24.5%)	$216,200 → $289,700 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $986 (+10.3%)	$844 → $1,047 (+24.1%)

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Population

2,1392,313

Median household income

$59,803$62,500

Median home value

$223,600$278,300

Median gross rent

$894$986

Wrangell City and Borough

Population

2,5022,106

Median household income

$53,894$64,545

Median home value

$216,200$289,700

Median gross rent

$844$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
Under 5	3.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	8.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	18.1%	13.7%
75 and over	9.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	54.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24.9%	19.9%
Asian	1.6%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.0%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
No high school diploma	6.5%	9.8%
High school graduate	35.8%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
Drove alone	39.6%	62.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.8%
Public transit	1.3%	1.3%
Walked	41.5%	14.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	9.9%
Other means	7.7%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
1-unit, detached	84.3%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Wrangell City and Borough
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	7
Median year structure built	1984	1975