What is the population of Unalaska city?

Unalaska city has 4,430 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #29 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Unalaska city?

Median household income in Unalaska city is $114,286 a year, 45.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Unalaska city?

Median gross rent is $2,040 a month and the median home value is $448,700, so rent absorbs about 21.4% of median household income.

Is Unalaska city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Unalaska city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Unalaska, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Unalaska, Alaska (Unalaska, AK — Census place “Unalaska city”) is 4,430 residents, ranking #29 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $114,286, the median home is worth $448,700 and median gross rent runs $2,040 a month. Looking for the Unalaska Alaska ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Unalaska, AK: 99685, 99692.

Population: 4,430Unalaska city residents
Median household income: $114,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $448,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,040Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 27.3%Owner-occupied households

Unalaska ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Unalaska.

The Unalaska AK ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Unalaska city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Unalaska city median would spend about 21.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 27.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Unalaska city, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Unalaska city is a small town in Alaska, with 4,430 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #29 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 38.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Unalaska city earn a median of $114,286 a year, 45.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 41% above the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Unalaska city is valued at $448,700, 47.9% above the national figure and 47% above the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,040 a month, 45.1% above the national figure, or roughly $24,480 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 27.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Unalaska city?: Unalaska city has 4,430 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #29 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Unalaska city?: Median household income in Unalaska city is $114,286 a year, 45.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Unalaska city?: Median gross rent is $2,040 a month and the median home value is $448,700, so rent absorbs about 21.4% of median household income.
Is Unalaska city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Unalaska city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Unalaska city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.