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Demographics of Fishhook CDP, Alaska

Fishhook CDP, Alaska had 5,819 ±559 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fishhook CDP, in four figures

5,819 ±559
Population
ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.
20th
Among Alaska's places
Of 21 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.
39.4 ±1.9
Median age
ACS 2020–⁠2024.
$111,375 ±$13,457
Median household income
ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±1.9: for men 37.2 ±4.9 and for women 40.9 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fishhook CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgePeopleShare
Under 5361 ±1096.2% ±1.8
5 to 171,226 ±21521.1% ±3.1
18 to 24305 ±1205.2% ±2.0
25 to 441,650 ±25128.4% ±3.3
45 to 641,418 ±23524.4% ±3.3
65 and over859 ±22914.8% ±3.7

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,375 ±$13,457, and income per person $48,007 ±$6,054, 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 Fishhook CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household incomeHouseholdsShare
Under $25,00071 to 2613.5% to 12.6%
$25,000 to $49,99988 to 3284.3% to 15.8%
$50,000 to $74,999216 ±9010.5% ±4.2
$75,000 to $99,999304 ±12214.7% ±5.7
$100,000 to $149,999474 ±13523.0% ±6.1
$150,000 to $199,999389 ±12518.9% ±5.7
$200,000 or more306 ±9814.8% ±4.5

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 Fishhook CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgeBelow povertyRate
All ages526 ±2379.2% ±4.0
Under 1824 to 2501.8% to 16.5%
18 to 5963 to 2152.3% to 7.5%
60 and over59 to 4414.8% to 31.1%

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 Fishhook CDP, ACS 2020–2024
MeasureFishhook CDPAlaska
Housing units2,301 ±191328,491 ±442
Occupied89.7% ±5.682.4% ±0.4
Vacant10.3% ±3.917.6% ±0.4
Owner occupied85.9% ±4.366.8% ±0.7
Renter occupied14.1% ±6.033.2% ±0.7
Median home value$416,300 ±$27,680$352,900 ±$3,735
Median gross rent$1,837 ±$328$1,419 ±$23
Median year built2006 ±31986 ±2

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 Fishhook CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
OriginPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino392 ±1666.7% ±2.8
White alone, not Hispanic4,268 ±54173.3% ±6.1
Black alone, not Hispanic21 to 1490.4% to 2.6%
Asian alone, not Hispanic8 to 740.1% to 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic118 to 4602.1% to 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0 to 660% to 1.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0 to 440% to 0.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic699 ±25312.0% ±4.2

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 Fishhook CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
BornPeopleShare
Born in the state2,186 ±35237.6% ±4.9
Born in another state3,324 ±42057.1% ±4.7
Born a citizen outside the states46 to 2160.8% to 3.7%
Born abroad178 ±793.1% ±1.3
Naturalized citizens67 to 2111.2% to 3.6%
Not citizens1 to 77< 0.1% to 1.3%

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%.

Fishhook CDP among the places of Alaska

20th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Places of Alaska near Fishhook CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
PlaceACS 2020–⁠2024
Palmer city6,268 ±36
South Lakes CDP6,180 ±578
Steele Creek CDP5,928 ±1,252
Chena Ridge CDP5,881 ±808
Homer city5,877 ±46
Fishhook CDP5,819 ±559
Kodiak city5,447 ±18

Sources

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