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Whittier, AK

377 Population
12.3 square miles 30.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±13.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Chugach Census Area: 37.8 ±1.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Alaska: 35.3 ±0.1

Economics

$30,928 ±$8,178 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Chugach Census Area: $44,700 ±$2,952
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Alaska: $42,828 ±$523
$48,828 ±$10,627 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Chugach Census Area: $83,068 † ±$10,732
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Alaska: $86,370 ±$1,083

22.3% ±12.8% (84  ±53) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Chugach Census Area: 4.9% † 339 (±2.6% / ±176)
  • more than double the rate in Alaska: 10.5% 75,227 (±0.5% / ±3,390)

6.4 minutes ±0.9 (905  ±461) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Chugach Census Area: 9.4 † 31,570 (±1.1 / ±4,258)
  • about one-third of the figure in Alaska: 19.3 6,227,605 (±0.3 / ±101,906)

Families

155 ±43 Number of households
  • Chugach Census Area: 2,755 ±134
  • Alaska: 264,376 ±1,393
2.3 ±0.2 (357  ±102) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Chugach Census Area: 2.5 6,750 (±0.1 / ±24)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.7 704,874

3.5% ±6.8% (3  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Chugach Census Area: 9.7% † 146 (±6.2% / ±94)
  • about half the rate in Alaska: 6.2% 10,454 (±0.4% / ±619)

Housing

347 ±51 Number of housing units
  • Chugach Census Area: 3,760 ±109
  • Alaska: 326,188 ±564

$79,500 ±$61,490 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Chugach Census Area: $287,900 † ±$31,825
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Alaska: $318,000 ±$3,343

18% ±13.7% (67  ±53.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Chugach Census Area: 12% † 830 (±3.7% / ±,259.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 15.4% 111,404 (±0.5% / ±3,672.6)

Social

93.2% ±35.7% (232  ±60.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Chugach Census Area: 94.5% 4,660 (±8% / ±,409.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 454,182 (±1% / ±4,688.8)
20.5% ±12% (51  ±33.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Chugach Census Area: 31.5% † 1,551 (±4.9% / ±,246.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alaska: 30.8% 149,397 (±0.6% / ±2,881.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.7% ±10.7% (78  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Chugach Census Area: 8.1% 568
  • more than double the rate in Alaska: 7.9% 58,074

11.9% ±4.7% (34  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Chugach Census Area: 10.4% † 556 (±2.9% / ±153)
  • a little higher than the rate in Alaska: 11.5% 61,251 (±0.3% / ±1,756)
34 Total veterans ±16 32 Male ±15 2 Female ±3

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