Demographics of Dillingham Census Area, Alaska

Dillingham Census Area, Alaska had 4,483 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −356 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.

Dillingham Census Area, in four figures

4,483
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.4%
Change since July 2020: −356 people.; 31.7 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,533 ±$6,466
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.

Dillingham Census Area, Alaska's population shrank 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dillingham 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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Dillingham Census Area, Alaska's population shrank 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dillingham 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	4,839	100.0	100.0
2021	4,791	99.0	100.2
2022	4,706	97.3	100.7
2023	4,603	95.1	101.6
2024	4,589	94.8	102.5
2025	4,483	92.6	103.1

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Population of Dillingham 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	4,839	−18	+11	0	−26
2021	4,791	−48	+45	+2	−92
2022	4,706	−85	+10	+12	−110
2023	4,603	−103	+21	+12	−137
2024	4,589	−14	+18	+11	−43
2025	4,483	−106	+16	+10	−130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.7 ±1.2: for men 30.9 ±6.6 and for women 32.4 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dillingham Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Under 5	391 ±16	8.3% ±0.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,068 ±62	22.6% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	416 ±52	8.8% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,259 ±193	26.7% ±4.1	29.6% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	485 to 1,557	10.3% to 33.0%	23.2% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	569 ±136	12.0% ±2.9	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 $78,533 ±$6,466, and income per person $34,301 ±$3,578, 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 Dillingham Census Area by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alaska	United States
Under $25,000	213 ±40	15.2% ±2.8	11.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	259 ±45	18.5% ±3.1	13.9% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	208 ±47	14.8% ±3.3	14.7% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	188 ±47	13.4% ±3.3	13.6% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	287 ±82	20.5% ±5.8	19.9% ±0.7	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	17 to 171	1.2% to 12.2%	12.0% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	154 ±40	11.0% ±2.8	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 Dillingham Census Area by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alaska	United States
All ages	913 ±120	19.5% ±2.6	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	361 ±44	24.9% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	455 ±91	19.2% ±3.4	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	97 ±27	11.0% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dillingham Census Area, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dillingham Census Area	Alaska	United States
Housing units	2,399 ±32	328,491 ±442	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	58.5% ±2.3	82.4% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	41.5% ±1.9	17.6% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.4% ±6.8	66.8% ±0.7	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.6% ±6.7	33.2% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,000 ±$36,031	$352,900 ±$3,735	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,105 ±$82	$1,419 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±1	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 Dillingham Census Area by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	177 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	677 ±3	14.3% ±0.1	57.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 2.4%	2.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 ±30	1.8% ±0.6	6.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,301 ±158	69.9% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 1.5%	1.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	431 ±153	9.1% ±3.2	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 Dillingham Census Area by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Born in the state	3,841 ±137	81.3% ±2.9	42.9% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	687 ±337	14.5% ±7.1	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 11	0% to 0.2%	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 523	0% to 11.1%	7.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 185	0% to 3.9%	4.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 484	0% to 10.2%	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%.

Dillingham Census Area among the counties of Alaska

19th of 30 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Counties of Alaska near Dillingham Census Area in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
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%

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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