Demographics of Denali Borough, Alaska

Denali Borough, Alaska had 1,616 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4 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.

Denali Borough, in four figures

1,616
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +4 people.; 44.0 ±12.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,781 ±$19,953
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.

Denali Borough, Alaska's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Denali Borough, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Denali Borough, Alaska's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Denali Borough, 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	1,612	100.0	100.0
2021	1,599	99.2	100.2
2022	1,581	98.1	100.7
2023	1,579	98.0	101.6
2024	1,590	98.6	102.5
2025	1,616	100.2	103.1

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Population of Denali Borough, Alaska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,612	−11	+3	0	−12
2021	1,599	−13	+13	+9	−33
2022	1,581	−18	+17	+6	−43
2023	1,579	−2	+4	+7	−14
2024	1,590	+11	+7	0	+5
2025	1,616	+26	+6	0	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±12.9: for men 44.4 ±7.6 and for women 33.0 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Denali Borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Under 5	80 ±32	4.1% ±1.6	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	208 ±62	10.6% ±3.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	38 to 198	1.9% to 10.0%	9.2% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	337 to 1,593	17.2% to 80.9%	29.6% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	357 ±153	18.1% ±7.7	23.2% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	241 ±49	12.2% ±2.4	13.8% ±0.2	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,781 ±$19,953, and income per person $39,435 to $121,559, 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 Denali Borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alaska	United States
Under $25,000	123 ±42	21.8% ±7.1	11.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	63 ±30	11.2% ±5.2	13.9% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	84 ±31	14.9% ±5.2	14.7% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	76 ±34	13.5% ±5.8	13.6% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	69 ±25	12.2% ±4.2	19.9% ±0.7	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	66 ±28	11.7% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	42 to 126	14.9% ±7.3	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 Denali Borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alaska	United States
All ages	70 to 252	3.6% to 12.9%	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 52	0% to 17.6%	12.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	35 to 195	2.6% to 14.2%	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10 to 32	3.5% to 10.8%	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 Denali Borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Denali Borough	Alaska	United States
Housing units	1,301 ±69	328,491 ±442	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	43.4% ±4.0	82.4% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	56.6% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.0% ±7.4	66.8% ±0.7	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.0% ±7.8	33.2% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$275,000 ±$33,829	$352,900 ±$3,735	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$825 ±$147	$1,419 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Denali Borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 408	0% to 20.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,414 ±411	71.8% ±20.7	57.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 182	0% to 9.2%	2.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 99	0% to 5.0%	6.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 110	0.2% to 5.6%	13.2% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 3.7%	1.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 51	0.1% to 2.6%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	197 ±91	10.0% ±4.6	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 Denali Borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Born in the state	463 ±141	23.5% ±7.1	42.9% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,332 ±212	67.6% ±10.4	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 131	0% to 6.7%	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3 to 243	0.2% to 12.3%	7.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 111	0% to 5.6%	4.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 144	0% to 7.3%	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%.

Denali Borough among the counties of Alaska

26th of 30 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Counties of Alaska near Denali Borough in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Skagway Municipality	1,104	−10.8%
Bristol Bay Borough	847	+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough	672	−1.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Alaska by median age
No. 2 Counties in Alaska by median household income
No. 4 Counties in Alaska by homeownership rate
No. 9 Counties by population growth in Alaska
No. 11 Counties in Alaska by median home value
No. 20 Counties in Alaska by median rent

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026