Official Federal Data
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Population 5,235
9 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$135,500 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
3.1% down from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$1.3B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
17.9% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Small population: 5,235 residents. These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which carry a wide margin of error for places under 20,000 people. Read each value as an approximate range, and treat year-over-year changes as indicative rather than exact. A small shift can reflect survey sampling, not a real change on the ground.
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$135,500 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$57,451 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$152,179 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$132,324 state RPP 102.4
Poverty Rate
11.3% up from 2019 vs 2019approx.
Median Income Comparison
Aleutians West Census Area$135,500
Alaska$92,788
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Alaska, 102.4 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the state index stands in for Aleutians West Census Area and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 9.2%
18-34 · 31.3%
35-54 · 39%
55-64 · 14.6%
65+ · 6%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
90.6%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +1.0 pts vs national
17.9%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 17.8 pts vs national
3.3%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 10.8 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
5,235
Population
4,061
Labor Force
Employed
3,886
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.1% down from 2024 0.3 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 26 min below national avg
0.0 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
8.3%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 17.8 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$1.3B up from 2023 +34.9% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+34.9% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+37.7% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
102.4
Cost of Living · state · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Manufacturing employs 1,823 workers (70.3% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $81,564. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 497 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $1.3B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Transportation and Warehousing averages $117,854 while Retail Trade averages $43,799, a 2.7x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
1 sub-sector at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Transportation & Warehousing Cluster at 100% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
180
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
10.53x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Support Activities for Transportation
10.53x 180
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.43x
Ambulatory Health Care Services
78 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Alaska costs 20.03¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Alaska has 1 rail-truck intermodal terminal, the nearest 1308 miles from the area.
Land area 4393 sq mi, larger than 97% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Support Activities for Transportation concentrates at 10.53x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$434,700 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,982 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
33.5% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
29.5% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
3.3% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
3.2x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,571/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,670/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,191/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,652/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,901/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$3,400/mo, from a renter median of $136,000) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 15.3% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 6.1% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.2x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Renter-majority market: 33.5% owner-occupied; flexible labor mobility but consider home-buying pipeline if attracting families.
- Elevated vacancy: 29.5% of housing units are vacant, above the Alaska rate of 17.6%, and down from 40.1% in 2019.
- Mostly second homes: seasonal, recreational and occasional-use units are 29.7% of vacant units, so the headline rate is not available supply.
- Genuinely available supply: units listed for rent or for sale are 11% of the vacant stock, or 3.3% of all housing units against the 29.5% headline vacancy rate. That is the figure to plan an incoming employer's housing against, and the gap between the two is the redevelopment and conversion opportunity.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes shown above sit below what a household on the median renter income of $136,000 can pay without cost burden (~$3,400/mo), and 15.3% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened; a cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
4,442 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 26 min below national avg
0.0 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
8.3%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
88.5%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (4,789)
up from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003
Bachelor's+
17.9% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
90.6% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Aleutians West Census Area
The IPEDS institutional directory lists no college, university, or technical school located in Aleutians West Census Area. Any training pipeline serving this area runs through institutions outside it, which this page does not aggregate.
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
17.2%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 14.6% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
15.4%
Service
12.1%
Sales & Office
18.2%
Construction / Maint.
9.3%
Production / Transport
45.1%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 60% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 3,886 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Strong participation: 86.4% labor force participation among working-age residents indicates an engaged, available workforce.
- Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in Aleutians West Census Area per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
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Sample AI Insight
Aleutians West Census Area shows strong potential for support activities for transportation attraction, with a 10.53x concentration and 180 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2024 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
5,235 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
$135,500 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Alaska (102.4 against a national average of 100), that is $132,324 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at state level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
3.1% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
$1.3B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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