Aleneva, Alaska — Trends and Changes

How has Aleneva, Alaska changed since 2011?

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The population has shrunk about 68 percent, from 75 to 24 people. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year releases, so each point is a rolling five-year estimate.

Relative Growth Since 2011
Each line starts at 100 in 2011; a line reaching 200 means that measure doubled. Exact values for each measure are in the charts and tables below. Source: ACS 5-year estimates.
At a Glance: Then and Now
Measure20112024Change
Population7524-68%
Median age7.3 yrs65.0 yrs+57.7 yrs
College educated0.0%0.0%+0.0 points
Working from home100.0%100.0%+0.0 points
Homeownership100.0%100.0%+0.0 points
Foreign-born residents100.0%100.0%+0.0 points
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Median Household Income
Year Alaska average
2009 $64,363
2010 $67,516
2011 $69,983
2012 $70,860
2013 $71,339
2014 $72,263
2015 $72,684
2016 $74,527
2017 $75,897
2018 $77,173
2019 $77,934
2020 $78,567
2021 $81,687
2022 $87,342
2023 $90,539
2024 $94,424
Median Home Value
Year Alaska average
2009 $219,557
2010 $229,113
2011 $234,839
2012 $237,084
2013 $241,205
2014 $245,022
2015 $248,350
2016 $253,984
2017 $260,239
2018 $263,444
2019 $268,967
2020 $274,691
2021 $282,133
2022 $316,270
2023 $331,130
2024 $349,158
Population

Aleneva counted 75 residents in 2011 and 24 in 2020.

Year Residents
2011 75
2012 68
2013 64
2014 63
2015 59
2016 45
2017 33
2018 27
2019 27
2020 24
College Degrees, Remote Work and Broadband

The share of adults holding a college degree went from 0.0% to 0.0%. Meanwhile remote work went from 100.0% of workers to 100.0%.

Year Working from home
2011 100%
2012 100%
2013 100%
2014 100%
2015 100%
Percent of adults with a college degree; percent of workers who work from home; percent of households with a broadband subscription (tracked since 2017).
Median Age

The median resident of Aleneva was 7.3 years old in 2011. The town has been getting older since: the median age reached 65.0 by 2020.

Year Median age
2011 7.3
2012 7.5
2013 7.7
2014 7.6
2015 7.9
2016 75.2
2017 75.2
2018 54.9
2019 55
2020 65
Housing: Ownership, Vacancy, Rent Burden

100.0% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, about the same as 100.0% in 2016. About 100.0% of housing units sit vacant, a level that usually signals seasonal or vacation homes.

Year Homeownership Vacant units
2013 52.9%
2014 46.7%
2015 43.8%
2016 100% 39.1%
2017 100% 47.4%
2018 100%
2019 100%
2020 100%
2024 100%
Who Lives Here

100.0% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 100.0% in 2016.

Year Foreign-born
2016 100%
2017 100%
2018 100%
2019 100%
2020 100%