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Aleutians West ZIP codes — Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Quick answer
Aleutians West Census Area is home to 5,178 residents with a median household income of $107,344 and a median home value of $419,100. 29.5% of households own their home and 9.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Aleutians West ZIP code? 7 ZIP code areas fall inside Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, listed in full below.
- Population
- 5,178Aleutians West Census Area residents
- Median household income
- $107,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $419,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,886Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 29.5%Owner-occupied households
Aleutians West Census Area, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Aleutians West Census Area is a mid-size town in Alaska, with 5,178 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 39.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Aleutians West Census Area earn a median of $107,344 a year, 36.7% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Aleutians West Census Area is valued at $419,100, 38.1% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,886 a month, 34.1% above the national figure, or roughly $22,632 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% 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. 29.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
ZIP codes in Aleutians West Census Area
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Aleutians West Census Area.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Alaska
Largest Census places in Alaska by population.
- Anchorage municipality 289,069
- Fairbanks city 32,242
- Juneau city and borough 31,969
- Badger CDP 19,033
- Knik-Fairview CDP 18,921
- College CDP 11,730
- North Lakes CDP 10,583
- Tanaina CDP 9,738
- Wasilla city 9,435
- Meadow Lakes CDP 8,994
- Sitka city and borough 8,393
- Ketchikan city 8,151
Nearby counties
Other counties in Alaska.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Aleutians West Census Area?
- Aleutians West Census Area has 5,178 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Aleutians West Census Area?
- Median household income in Aleutians West Census Area is $107,344 a year, 36.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Aleutians West Census Area?
- Median gross rent is $1,886 a month and the median home value is $419,100, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
- Is Aleutians West Census Area affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Aleutians West Census Area is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Aleutians West Census Area data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.