Demographics of Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Chugach Census Area, Alaska had 6,553 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −529 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chugach Census Area, in four figures

6,553
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.5%
Change since July 2020: −529 people.; 37.9 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,509 ±$6,779
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chugach Census Area, Alaska's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chugach Census Area, Alaska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Chugach Census Area, Alaska's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chugach Census Area, Alaska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,082	100.0	100.0
2021	6,963	98.3	100.2
2022	6,880	97.1	100.7
2023	6,715	94.8	101.6
2024	6,584	93.0	102.5
2025	6,553	92.5	103.1

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Population of Chugach Census Area, Alaska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,082	−25	+7	0	−28
2021	6,963	−119	+36	+8	−157
2022	6,880	−83	+12	+15	−114
2023	6,715	−165	+17	+3	−188
2024	6,584	−131	+12	+4	−150
2025	6,553	−31	+8	+1	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±2.1: for men 40.2 ±2.4 and for women 36.6 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chugach Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Under 5	441 ±67	6.4% ±1.0	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	994 ±137	14.5% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	616 ±155	9.0% ±2.3	9.2% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,122 ±190	30.9% ±2.8	29.6% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,738 ±170	25.3% ±2.5	23.2% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	951 ±157	13.9% ±2.3	13.8% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,509 ±$6,779, and income per person $47,365 ±$3,693, in 2024 dollars. The median is $92,788 ±$1,232 in Alaska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chugach Census Area by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alaska	United States
Under $25,000	245 ±90	8.6% ±3.1	11.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	377 ±106	13.2% ±3.6	13.9% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	485 ±121	17.0% ±4.1	14.7% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	499 ±129	17.4% ±4.4	13.6% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	557 ±142	19.5% ±4.8	19.9% ±0.7	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	335 ±85	11.7% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	363 ±118	12.7% ±4.1	14.6% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chugach Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alaska	United States
All ages	388 ±136	5.9% ±2.1	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	35 to 117	2.5% to 8.3%	12.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	263 ±111	6.9% ±2.9	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13 to 85	1.0% to 6.1%	9.1% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chugach Census Area, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chugach Census Area	Alaska	United States
Housing units	3,922 ±144	328,491 ±442	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.9% ±3.6	82.4% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.1% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±3.5	66.8% ±0.7	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±5.0	33.2% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$346,200 ±$31,725	$352,900 ±$3,735	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,369 ±$80	$1,419 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1986 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chugach Census Area by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	326 ±62	4.8% ±0.9	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,830 ±167	70.4% ±2.4	57.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	25 to 187	0.4% to 2.7%	2.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	341 ±99	5.0% ±1.4	6.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	313 ±98	4.6% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	55 ±18	0.8% ±0.3	1.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 153	0.2% to 2.2%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	806 ±202	11.7% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.4	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chugach Census Area by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Born in the state	2,555 ±348	37.2% ±5.1	42.9% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,796 ±353	55.3% ±5.1	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 194	0.4% to 2.8%	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	401 ±91	5.8% ±1.3	7.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	223 ±81	3.2% ±1.2	4.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	178 ±55	2.6% ±0.8	2.9% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chugach Census Area among the counties of Alaska

15th of 30 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Counties of Alaska near Chugach Census Area in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Nome Census Area	9,830	−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough	8,319	−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area	7,932	−5.2%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	7,270	+6.5%
Northwest Arctic Borough	7,095	−9.0%
Chugach Census Area	6,553	−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	5,777	+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area	5,240	+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	5,028	−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area	4,483	−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough	3,479	+1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026