Halibut Cove, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

167

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

25.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Halibut Cove, AK employs 96 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Halibut Cove, AK were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (33 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (16 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,307).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 78

−24.4%

1 Year decline

± 154%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Halibut Cove, AK declined at a rate of −24.4%, from 127 employees to 96 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Halibut Cove, AK, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations (33 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (17 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Halibut Cove, 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

± 78

−24.4%

1 Year decline

± 154%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Halibut Cove, AK declined at a rate of −24.4%, from 127 employees to 96 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Halibut Cove, AK, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (33 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (16 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Halibut Cove, AK, though some of these residents may live in Halibut Cove, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,398

Median earning men ± $14,587

$45,268

Median earning women ± $54,837

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,307).

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

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.

Halibut Cove, 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 Halibut Cove, 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 Halibut Cove, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Halibut Cove, 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 Halibut Cove, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

Housing

Property

$234,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$83,193

$49

Median Property Taxes

±$39

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 Halibut Cove, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Halibut Cove, 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.

$87,981

Median Household Income

± $2,752

Number of Households

± 43

The following chart displays the households in Halibut Cove, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Halibut Cove, 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

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Walked (13.9%)
Worked At Home (7.59%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Halibut Cove, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.9%) and those who worked at home (7.59%).

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Halibut Cove, AK (10 out of 167 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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