Aleutians East Borough, AK

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2023 Population

3,423

0.47% 1-year growth

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.8

0.481% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.4%

1.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$72,692

9.09% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$144,300

12.1% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,323

0.781% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Aleutians East Borough, AK had a population of 3.42k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $72,692. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Aleutians East Borough, AK grew from 3,407 to 3,423, a 0.47% increase and its median household income declined from $79,961 to $72,692, a −9.09% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Aleutians East Borough, AK are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (36%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (21.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.49%), and Other (Hispanic) (6.31%).

None of the households in Aleutians East Borough, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

78.4% of the residents in Aleutians East Borough, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Aleutians East Borough, AK was $144,300, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Aleutians East Borough, AK walked to work, and the average commute time was 5.46 minutes. The average car ownership in Aleutians East Borough, AK was 2 cars per household.

Aleutians East Borough, AK borders Aleutians West Census Area, AK and Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK.

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Population & Diversity

Aleutians East Borough, AK is home to a population of 3.42k people, from which 78.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 32.4% of Aleutians East Borough, AK residents were born outside of the country (1.11k people).

In 2023, there were 1.69 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Aleutians East Borough, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 727 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 528 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.4%

2023 Citizenship

76.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 78.4% of Aleutians East Borough, AK residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Aleutians East Borough, AK was 76.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Aleutians East Borough, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aleutians East Borough, AK

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.23k ± 128
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
727 ± 164
White (Non-Hispanic)
528 ± 131

10.5%

Hispanic Population

360 people

10.5% of the people in Aleutians East Borough, AK are hispanic (360 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Aleutians East Borough, AK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Alaska.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
20,850 ± 3,494 people
Korea
3,574 ± 1,464 people
Mexico
3,318 ± 1,411 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 20,850 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,574 and Mexico with 3,318.

Foreign-Born Population

32.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.11k people

32.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.1k people

As of 2023, 32.4% of Aleutians East Borough, AK residents (1.11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aleutians East Borough, AK was 32.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Aleutians East Borough, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
48 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 15
World War II
19 ± 16

Aleutians East Borough, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.29 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Aleutians East Borough, AK employs 2.32k people. The largest industries in Aleutians East Borough, AK are Manufacturing (1,272 people), Public Administration (233 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (160 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($126,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($57,917), and Construction ($53,500).

Males in Alaska have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,037. The income inequality in Alaska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.32k

2023 Value

± 302

0.781%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Aleutians East Borough, AK grew at a rate of 0.781%, from 2.31k employees to 2.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aleutians East Borough, AK, are Production Occupations (796 people), Management Occupations (298 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aleutians East Borough, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.32k

2023 Value

± 302

0.781%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Aleutians East Borough, AK grew at a rate of 0.781%, from 2.31k employees to 2.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aleutians East Borough, AK, are Manufacturing (1,272 people), Public Administration (233 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (160 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aleutians East Borough, AK, though some of these residents may live in Aleutians East Borough, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,071

Median earning men ± $22,094

$36,934

Median earning women ± $5,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($136,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($116,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($55,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,500), and Public Administration ($45,119).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

7
Health Care and Social Assistance
6
Accommodation and Food Services
5
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$107k
Manufacturing
$4.04k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.23k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Aleutians East Borough, AK went to Donald J. Trump with 60.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (3.99%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Aleutians East Borough, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (3.99%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Aleutians East Borough, AK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

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Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Aleutians East Borough, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Aleutians East Borough, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Aleutians East Borough, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.495% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.397% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (168k), Some college (147k), and Bachelors Degree (98.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Aleutians East Borough, AK was $144,300 in 2023, which is 0.476 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $164,100 to $144,300, a 12.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Aleutians East Borough, AK is 57%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Aleutians East Borough, AK have an average commute time of 5.46 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Aleutians East Borough, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Aleutians East Borough, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.18%.

Housing

Property

$144,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$30,459

$569

Median Property Taxes

±$73

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aleutians East Borough, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Aleutians East Borough, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57%

Homeownership

2023

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 57% of the housing units in Aleutians East Borough, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Aleutians East Borough, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Aleutians East Borough, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,692

Median Household Income

± $19,158

998

Number of Households

± 112

In 2023, the median household income of the 998 households in Aleutians East Borough, AK declined from $72,692 from the previous year's value of $79,961.

The following chart displays the households in Aleutians East Borough, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aleutians East Borough, AK is from Alaska.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.437

2021 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2022, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.308% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Walked (55.6%)
Drove Alone (22.8%)
Worked At Home (9.38%)

In 2023, 55.6% of workers in Aleutians East Borough, AK walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (22.8%) and those who worked at home (9.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

5.46 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aleutians East Borough, AK have a shorter commute time (5.46 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Aleutians East Borough, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Aleutians East Borough, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aleutians East Borough, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aleutians East Borough, AK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Aleutians East Borough, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.18%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aleutians East Borough, AK (423 out of 3.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aleutians East Borough, AK is Native American, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.7% of the children was living in poverty in Aleutians East Borough, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

65% of the population of Aleutians East Borough, AK has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 9.39% on Medicare, 4.17% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59.6% were men and 40.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.4% under 18 years, 26.3% between 18 and 34 years, 49.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59.6% were men and 40.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

35%

Uninsured

35.4%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

9.39%

Medicare

4.17%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aleutians East Borough, AK declined by 11.7% from 39.7% to 35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Aleutians East Borough, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Aleutians East Borough, AK.

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