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Aleutians East Borough, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska had an estimated 3,632 residents on July 1, 2024, up 6.2 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,420, across 6,982 square miles. County output reached $288.9 m in 2024, 62 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aleutians East Borough
How many people live in Aleutians East Borough
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,491
- Households1,045
- Average household size3.34
- Median household income$65,365
- Median age40.8
- Median gross rent$979 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$135,500
- Home value to household income2.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,594
- Population under 18488
- Share under 1814.0 percent
- Population 65 and over456
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,547
- Civilian labor force2,358
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over78.5 percent
- Rank by population among Alaska boroughs20th of 30
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2999th of 3,222
Aleutians East Borough is the 20th largest of 30 Alaska boroughs by population. A median home costs 2.1 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 14.0 percent against 13.1 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Aleutians East Borough's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20243,632
- Census 2020 base population3,420
- Population change since the 2020 census base6.20 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024103
- Births, 202419
- Deaths, 202422
- Natural change, 2024-3
- Net domestic migration, 2024-57
- Net international migration, 2024163
- Total net migration, 2024106
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-228
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents381st of 3,144
The county has grown 6.20 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024 and the population still grew, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Aleutians East Borough from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving30
- People arriving, from those returns43
- Tax returns filed by households leaving71
- Net household movement-41
- Adjusted gross income arriving$1.5 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-2.4 m
- Average income of an arriving household$49,400
- Average income of a leaving household$54,690
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $5,290 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Aleutians East Borough
What is the Aleutians East Borough economy?
- County GDP, 2024$288.9 m
- County GDP, 2023$451.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-35.9 percent
- GDP change over five years9.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Alaska areas BEA publishes20th of 34
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2724th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$82,761
Output grew -35.9 percent in the latest year and 9.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Aleutians East Borough
- Covered employment, annual average1,736
- Establishments reporting97
- Average annual pay$71,381
- Average weekly wage$1,373
- Retail trade, employment41
- Retail trade, average annual pay$32,478
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 41 | 6 | $32,478 |
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 41 jobs, 2.4 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Aleutians East Borough?
- Establishments, all industries62
- Employment at those establishments1,986
- Annual payroll$129.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Aleutians East Borough
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Aleutians East Borough
How large is Aleutians East Borough?
- Land area6,982 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alaska boroughs18th of 30
- Width, east to west285.4 mi
- Height, north to south194.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary1
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.01
- Radon levels in Aleutians East Borough, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,491
- Households1,045
- Average household size3.34
- Median household income$65,365
- Median age40.8
Common questions
Aleutians East Borough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska?
The Census Bureau estimates 3,632 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 3,491, in 1,045 households, ranking 20th of 30 Alaska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Aleutians East Borough's population growing?
The population has grown 6.20 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,420, to 3,632 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 19 births against 22 deaths, with net migration of 106. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Aleutians East Borough?
$65,365. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $135,500, which is 2.1 times income, and median gross rent is $979 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Aleutians East Borough?
62 establishments, employing 1,986 people with an annual payroll of $129.0 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Aleutians East Borough?
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 41 jobs, 2.4 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,736 jobs at an average annual pay of $71,381, or $1,373 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Aleutians East Borough?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Aleutians East Borough?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Aleutians East Borough on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Aleutians East Borough?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Aleutians East Borough
Cities and places in Aleutians East.
6 Census places lie wholly or partly in Aleutians East Borough. All 6 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Cove | city | 1,352 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sand Point | city | 1,064 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Akutan | city | 694 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| False Pass | city | 151 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Cold Bay | city | 145 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Nelson Lagoon | CDP | 78 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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