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Chefornak, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Chefornak is a Census city of 620 people across 5.24 square miles of land, in Bethel Census Area. Median household income is $51,818, 79.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chefornak
What Chefornak is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.24 sq mi
- Water area0.75 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land118
- County holding the largest share of its areaBethel 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.
Chefornak
How many people live in Chefornak
- Population620
- Median age25.5
- Population under 18265
- Share under 1842.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over84 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households136
- Family households130
- Share of households that are families95.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chefornak
Income and work in Chefornak
- Median household income$51,818
- Per capita income$15,233
- Civilian labor force193
- Employed166 plus or minus 35
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate14.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over312
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chefornak
Housing in Chefornak
- Housing units143
- Occupied units136
- Vacant units7 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied108 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate79.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,000 plus or minus $94,732
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $531
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Single family units143
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chefornak
How Chefornak gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute159 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes155 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes97.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more2.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Drove alone0.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel Census Area, not Chefornak
Bethel Census Area context, not Chefornak figures
- Establishments in Bethel Census Area215
- Covered employment, Bethel Census Area6,426
- Average annual pay, Bethel Census Area$54,820
- Housing units permitted, Bethel Census Area152
Every figure in this section is published for Bethel Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Chefornak.
All Bethel Census Area figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chefornak questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chefornak, Alaska?
620, in 136 households. Chefornak city covers 5.24 square miles of land, which is 118 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chefornak in?
Bethel 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 Chefornak?
$51,818. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,000. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Chefornak figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bethel 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 Chefornak.
Is zoning published for Chefornak?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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