Chignik Lagoon, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

55.8

1.27% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Chignik Lagoon, AK employs 17 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chignik Lagoon, AK were Public Administration (7 people), Educational Services (4 people), and Retail Trade (3 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($29,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 67

30.8%

1 Year growth

± 496%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chignik Lagoon, AK grew at a rate of 30.8%, from 13 employees to 17 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chignik Lagoon, AK, are Management Occupations (9 people), Transportation Occupations (3 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chignik Lagoon, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 67

30.8%

1 Year growth

± 496%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chignik Lagoon, AK grew at a rate of 30.8%, from 13 employees to 17 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chignik Lagoon, AK, are Public Administration (7 people), Educational Services (4 people), and Retail Trade (3 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chignik Lagoon, AK, though some of these residents may live in Chignik Lagoon, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,250

Median earning men ± $4,617

$29,583

Median earning women ± $6,998

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($29,250).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

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.

Chignik Lagoon, 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

Voting results are not available for Chignik Lagoon, AK. Showing the available data for Alaska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

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 Chignik Lagoon, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Chignik Lagoon, 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 Chignik Lagoon, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chignik Lagoon, AK was $177,500 in 2023, which is 0.534 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $154,200 to $177,500, a 15.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Chignik Lagoon, AK is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chignik Lagoon, AK have an average commute time of 6.76 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Chignik Lagoon, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$177,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$66,204

$12

Median Property Taxes

±$31

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 Chignik Lagoon, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$71,875

Median Household Income

± $34,282

Number of Households

± 34

In 2024, the median household income of the 12 households in Chignik Lagoon, AK grew to $71,875 from the previous year's value of $68,333.

The following chart displays the households in Chignik Lagoon, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chignik Lagoon, AK is from Alaska.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2024, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Walked (47.1%)
Drove Alone (23.5%)
Motorcycle (17.6%)

In 2024, 47.1% of workers in Chignik Lagoon, AK walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (23.5%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (17.6%).

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

6.76 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chignik Lagoon, AK have a shorter commute time (6.76 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Chignik Lagoon, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chignik Lagoon, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chignik Lagoon, AK have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chignik Lagoon, AK (5 out of 29 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chignik Lagoon, AK is Native American, followed by White and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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