Demographics of Copper River Census Area, Alaska

Copper River Census Area, Alaska had 2,666 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +50 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.

Copper River Census Area, in four figures

2,666
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +50 people.; 48.9 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,250 ±$16,995
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.

Copper River Census Area, Alaska's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Copper River 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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Copper River Census Area, Alaska's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Copper River 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	2,616	100.0	100.0
2021	2,635	100.7	100.2
2022	2,644	101.1	100.7
2023	2,694	103.0	101.6
2024	2,683	102.6	102.5
2025	2,666	101.9	103.1

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Population of Copper River 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	2,616	+2	+2	0	0
2021	2,635	+19	+7	−1	+11
2022	2,644	+9	+6	−1	+4
2023	2,694	+50	+2	0	+48
2024	2,683	−11	+7	+1	−19
2025	2,666	−17	0	+1	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.9 ±4.8: for men 53.0 ±3.8 and for women 45.5 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Copper River Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Under 5	125 ±47	4.8% ±1.8	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	565 ±82	21.5% ±3.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	101 ±50	3.8% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	384 ±77	14.6% ±2.9	29.6% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	772 ±113	29.4% ±4.3	23.2% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	679 ±106	25.9% ±4.0	13.8% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,250 ±$16,995, and income per person $41,400 ±$4,463, 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 Copper River Census Area by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alaska	United States
Under $25,000	182 ±56	15.1% ±4.5	11.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	154 ±46	12.8% ±3.6	13.9% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	203 ±65	16.8% ±5.2	14.7% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	164 ±55	13.6% ±4.4	13.6% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	340 ±80	28.2% ±6.2	19.9% ±0.7	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	28 to 108	2.4% to 8.9%	12.0% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	96 ±40	8.0% ±3.2	14.6% ±0.5	13.4% ±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%.

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 Copper River Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alaska	United States
All ages	227 ±71	8.7% ±2.7	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24 to 84	3.7% to 12.4%	12.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	100 ±37	10.4% ±3.6	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	37 to 109	7.6% ±3.6	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 Copper River Census Area, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Copper River Census Area	Alaska	United States
Housing units	2,442 ±121	328,491 ±442	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	49.4% ±3.4	82.4% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	50.6% ±2.7	17.6% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.5% ±4.8	66.8% ±0.7	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.5% ±6.9	33.2% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$292,800 ±$30,667	$352,900 ±$3,735	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,089 ±$164	$1,419 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	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 Copper River Census Area by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	151 ±62	5.8% ±2.4	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,397 ±134	53.2% ±5.1	57.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.6%	2.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 37	0.1% to 1.4%	6.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	820 ±130	31.2% ±5.0	13.2% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 1.4%	1.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	215 ±70	8.2% ±2.7	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 Copper River Census Area by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Born in the state	1,279 ±149	48.7% ±5.7	42.9% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,279 ±151	48.7% ±5.8	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 63	0.7% to 2.4%	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2 to 52	0.1% to 2.0%	7.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 41	0.1% to 1.6%	4.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.6%	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%.

Copper River Census Area among the counties of Alaska

22nd of 30 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Counties of Alaska near Copper River Census Area in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Petersburg Borough	3,394	−0.1%
Copper River Census Area	2,666	+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	2,271	−3.9%
Haines Borough	2,068	−1.0%
Wrangell City and Borough	2,007	−5.6%
Denali Borough	1,616	+0.2%
Lake and Peninsula Borough	1,357	−6.2%

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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