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Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska had an estimated 1,315 residents on July 1, 2024, down 10.9 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,476, across 23,652 square miles. County output reached $141.7 m in 2024, 57 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals worth $361,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
How many people live in Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,013
- Households324
- Average household size3.13
- Median household income$65,625
- Median age33.7
- Median gross rent$936 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$237,500
- Home value to household income3.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over692
- Population under 18235
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over108
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64670
- Civilian labor force629
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over80.8 percent
- Rank by population among Alaska boroughs28th of 30
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3186th of 3,222
Lake and Peninsula Borough is the 28th largest of 30 Alaska boroughs by population. A median home costs 3.6 times median household income, which is moderately unaffordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 23.2 percent against 10.7 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Is Lake and Peninsula Borough's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20241,315
- Census 2020 base population1,476
- Population change since the 2020 census base-10.91 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-22
- Births, 202422
- Deaths, 202412
- Natural change, 202410
- Net domestic migration, 2024-36
- Net international migration, 20245
- Total net migration, 2024-31
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-177
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3127th of 3,144
The county has lost 10.91 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. More people left than moved in during 2024 and births over deaths did not make up the difference, so the population fell.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Lake and Peninsula Borough from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving21
- People arriving, from those returns29
- Tax returns filed by households leaving36
- Net household movement-15
- Adjusted gross income arriving$707,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-1.1 m
- Average income of an arriving household$33,667
- Average income of a leaving household$49,861
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $16,194 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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
What is the Lake and Peninsula Borough economy?
- County GDP, 2024$141.7 m
- County GDP, 2023$116.7 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202421.4 percent
- GDP change over five years68.8 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Alaska areas BEA publishes27th of 34
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2997th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$139,900
Output grew 21.4 percent in the latest year and 68.8 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Covered employment, annual average867
- Establishments reporting111
- Average annual pay$51,234
- Average weekly wage$985
- Transportation and warehousing, employment116
- Transportation and warehousing, average annual pay$52,883
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 116 | 5 | $52,883 |
Transportation and warehousing is the largest private sector at 116 jobs, 13.4 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
How many businesses are in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
- Establishments, all industries57
- Employment at those establishments252
- Annual payroll$23.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents56.3
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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SBA loans in Lake and Peninsula Borough (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded2
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$361,000
- Average 7(a) approval$180,500
- Median 7(a) approval$180,500
- Largest single approval$306,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active1
- Distinct industries receiving approvals1
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms0
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter2
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Lake and Peninsula Borough
Do SBA loans in Lake and Peninsula Borough get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure2
Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
How large is Lake and Peninsula Borough?
- Land area23,652 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alaska boroughs8th of 30
- Width, east to west244.5 mi
- Height, north to south364.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land0
- Establishments per square mile0.00
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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Flood risk in Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Lake and Peninsula BoroughParticipating, community 025063
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book1
- Of those, participating in the NFIP1
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Lake and Peninsula Borough, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, Lake and Peninsula Borough (community 025063), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Lake and Peninsula Borough in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Traffic counts, 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 →
Feasibility studies
When a Lake and Peninsula Borough site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Lake and Peninsula Borough site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,013
- Households324
- Average household size3.13
- Median household income$65,625
- Median age33.7
Common questions
Lake and Peninsula Borough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
The Census Bureau estimates 1,315 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 1,013, in 324 households, ranking 28th of 30 Alaska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake and Peninsula Borough's population growing?
The population has fallen 10.91 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,476, to 1,315 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 22 births against 12 deaths, with net migration of -31. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
$65,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $237,500, which is 3.6 times income, and median gross rent is $936 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
57 establishments, employing 252 people with an annual payroll of $23.4 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough?
Transportation and warehousing is the largest private sector at 116 jobs, 13.4 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 867 jobs at an average annual pay of $51,234, or $985 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $361,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, with a median approval of $180,500. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is the radon zone for Lake and Peninsula 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 Lake and Peninsula 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 Lake and Peninsula 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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Cities and places in Lake and Peninsula.
18 Census places lie wholly or partly in Lake and Peninsula Borough. All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alsworth | CDP | 199 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Newhalen | city | 122 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Nondalton | city | 103 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Perryville | CDP | 82 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Port Heiden | city | 73 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Iliamna | CDP | 70 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Egegik | city | 54 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Igiugig | CDP | 53 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Pilot Point | city | 48 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Kokhanok | CDP | 39 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Chignik Lagoon | CDP | 29 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Chignik | city | 27 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Chignik Lake | CDP | 27 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Pedro Bay | CDP | 14 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Levelock | CDP | 8 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ugashik | CDP | 4 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ivanof Bay | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Pope-Vannoy Landing | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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