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Unalaska city, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Unalaska city is a Census city of 4,556 people across 102.21 square miles of land, in Aleutians West Census Area. Median household income is $131,964, 30.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $251,500.
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Unalaska
What Unalaska is
- Census place typecity
- Land area102.21 sq mi
- Water area108.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land45
- County holding the largest share of its areaAleutians West Census Area, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Unalaska
- Population4,556
- Median age40.4
- Population under 18399
- Share under 188.8 percent
- Population 65 and over234 plus or minus 89
- Share 65 and over5.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Households839
- Family households491
- Share of households that are families58.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Unalaska
- Median household income$131,964
- Per capita income$57,609
- Civilian labor force3,701
- Employed3,542
- Unemployed159 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over3,670
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Unalaska
- Housing units1,001
- Occupied units839
- Vacant units162
- Vacancy rate16.2 percent
- Owner occupied253 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied586
- Ownership rate30.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$462,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,034
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units358
- Share single family35.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more602
- Share in buildings of two or more60.1 percent
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Unalaska gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,086
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,820
- Share commuting under 15 minutes91.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more27 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Drove alone43.8 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked36.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Unalaska (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$251,500
- Average approval$125,750
- Median approval$226,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$226,500
- Largest approval$226,500
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Unalaska (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$307,000
- Average approval$307,000
- Median approval$307,000
- Largest approval$307,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Aleutians West Census Area, not Unalaska
Aleutians West Census Area context, not Unalaska figures
These are Aleutians West Census Area figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Unalaska measurements.
- Establishments in Aleutians West Census Area119
- Employment at those establishments, Aleutians West Census Area3,897
- Covered employment, Aleutians West Census Area3,267
- Average annual pay, Aleutians West Census Area$83,204
- Average weekly wage, Aleutians West Census Area$1,600
- Housing units permitted, Aleutians West Census Area4
- Of those, single family, Aleutians West Census Area0
- County product, 2024, Aleutians West Census Area$1,346,090,000
- County product change over the prior year, Aleutians West Census Area37.7 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Aleutians West Census Area$57,186
Every figure in this section is published for Aleutians West Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Unalaska. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Unalaska questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Unalaska, Alaska?
4,556, in 839 households. Unalaska city covers 102.21 square miles of land, which is 45 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Unalaska in?
Aleutians West Census Area, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Unalaska?
$131,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $462,400. Median gross rent is $2,034 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Unalaska businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totalling $251,500, across 1 lenders, median approval $226,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $307,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Unalaska, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Unalaska borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Unalaska. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Unalaska figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aleutians West Census Area as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Unalaska.
Is zoning published for Unalaska?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.