Yakutat, Alaska — Trends and Changes
How has Yakutat, Alaska changed since 2009?
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The population has grown about 27 percent, from 415 to 527 people; the median household income has risen from $68,750 to $85,000 (not adjusted for inflation); the typical home has gone from $150,700 to $219,400. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year releases, so each point is a rolling five-year estimate.
Each line starts at 100 in 2009; 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.
| Measure | 2009 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 415 | 527 | +27% |
| Median household income | $68,750 | $85,000 | +24% |
| Median home value | $150,700 | $219,400 | +46% |
| Median rent | $868 | $1,330 | +53% |
| Median age | 37.3 yrs | 43.7 yrs | +6.4 yrs |
| Average commute | 6.7 min | 5.5 min | -1.2 min |
| College educated | 26.6% | 27.1% | +0.5 points |
| Working from home | 6.1% | 7.6% | +1.5 points |
| Poverty rate | 3.4% | 11.9% | +8.5 points |
| Unemployment | 5.3% | 0.9% | -4.4 points |
| Homeownership | 65.0% | 56.3% | -8.7 points |
| Rent as share of income | 27.5% | 14.3% | -13.2 points |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.0% | 18.4% | +17.4 points |
| Broadband at home | 69.8% | 87.4% | +17.6 points |
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
A typical household in Yakutat earned $68,750 a year in 2009. By 2024 that figure had climbed to $85,000, a change of +24 percent before inflation.
| Year | Income | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $68,750 | $64,363 |
| 2010 | $72,813 | $67,516 |
| 2011 | $74,844 | $69,983 |
| 2012 | $71,705 | $70,860 |
| 2013 | $72,500 | $71,339 |
| 2014 | $69,306 | $72,263 |
| 2015 | $72,500 | $72,684 |
| 2016 | $66,875 | $74,527 |
| 2017 | $64,583 | $75,897 |
| 2018 | $65,833 | $77,173 |
| 2019 | $71,607 | $77,934 |
| 2020 | $59,517 | $78,567 |
| 2021 | $72,083 | $81,687 |
| 2022 | $76,875 | $87,342 |
| 2023 | $80,625 | $90,539 |
| 2024 | $85,000 | $94,424 |
The median home in Yakutat was worth $150,700 in 2009. Since then values have risen, and by 2024 the typical home was worth $219,400.
| Year | Home Value | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $150,700 | $219,557 |
| 2010 | $149,200 | $229,113 |
| 2011 | $155,500 | $234,839 |
| 2012 | $148,400 | $237,084 |
| 2013 | $147,500 | $241,205 |
| 2014 | $156,800 | $245,022 |
| 2015 | $166,000 | $248,350 |
| 2016 | $165,800 | $253,984 |
| 2017 | $185,000 | $260,239 |
| 2018 | $169,300 | $263,444 |
| 2019 | $202,300 | $268,967 |
| 2020 | $171,200 | $274,691 |
| 2021 | $168,100 | $282,133 |
| 2022 | $152,100 | $316,270 |
| 2023 | $185,000 | $331,130 |
| 2024 | $219,400 | $349,158 |
Yakutat counted 415 residents in 2009 and 527 in 2024. The population peaked around 665 in 2018.
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 415 |
| 2010 | 630 |
| 2011 | 633 |
| 2012 | 570 |
| 2013 | 569 |
| 2014 | 587 |
| 2015 | 597 |
| 2016 | 618 |
| 2017 | 653 |
| 2018 | 665 |
| 2019 | 649 |
| 2020 | 597 |
| 2021 | 562 |
| 2022 | 564 |
| 2023 | 506 |
| 2024 | 527 |
Renters here paid a median of $868 a month in 2009 and $1,330 by 2024. Rents have grown noticeably faster than local incomes over that stretch.
| Year | Rent |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $868 |
| 2010 | $986 |
| 2011 | $1,000 |
| 2012 | $1,000 |
| 2013 | $972 |
| 2014 | $1,000 |
| 2015 | $945 |
| 2016 | $975 |
| 2017 | $1,030 |
| 2018 | $1,027 |
| 2019 | $900 |
| 2020 | $1,071 |
| 2021 | $1,217 |
| 2022 | $1,304 |
| 2023 | $1,276 |
| 2024 | $1,330 |
The share of adults holding a college degree went from 26.6% to 27.1%. Meanwhile remote work went from 6.1% of workers to 7.6%. Broadband reached 87.4% of households, from 69.8% in 2017.
| Year | College educated | Working from home | Broadband at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.6% | 6.1% | |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 6.8% | |
| 2011 | 34.2% | 7.5% | |
| 2012 | 32% | 8.9% | |
| 2013 | 27.8% | 7.7% | |
| 2014 | 26.5% | 7.2% | |
| 2015 | 23.2% | 5.9% | |
| 2016 | 26.7% | 5% | |
| 2017 | 24.2% | 4.6% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | 5.4% | 69.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | 4.4% | 71.7% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | 3.4% | 82.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | 4.9% | 83.8% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | 4.4% | 82.7% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | 10.3% | 82.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | 7.6% | 87.4% |
Percent of adults with a college degree; percent of workers who work from home; percent of households with a broadband subscription (tracked since 2017).
The median resident of Yakutat was 37.3 years old in 2009. The town has been getting older since: the median age reached 43.7 by 2024.
| Year | Median age |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 37.3 |
| 2010 | 38.2 |
| 2011 | 39.7 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 42.9 |
| 2014 | 40.9 |
| 2015 | 39.1 |
| 2016 | 38.3 |
| 2017 | 37.9 |
| 2018 | 34.9 |
| 2019 | 36.9 |
| 2020 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 37.2 |
| 2022 | 41.3 |
| 2023 | 53.2 |
| 2024 | 43.7 |
Getting to work took an average of 6.7 minutes in 2009; it now takes about 5.5 minutes.
| Year | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 5.5 |
About 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line, up from 3.4% in 2009. Unemployment stands at 0.9%.
| Year | Poverty rate | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.4% | |
| 2010 | 4.3% | |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | 7% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 10% | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 0.9% |
The Gini index measures income inequality: 0 would mean every household earns the same, 1 would mean a single household earns everything. Yakutat scores 0.36, essentially unchanged over the period.
| Year | Gini index |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 0.4 |
| 2012 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 0.3 |
| 2014 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 0.4 |
56.3% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, down from 65.0% in 2009. The typical renter puts 14.3% of household income toward rent. About 38.0% of housing units sit vacant, a level that usually signals seasonal or vacation homes.
| Year | Homeownership | Rent as share of income | Vacant units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 65% | 27.5% | 43.2% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | 20.2% | 29.5% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | 21.3% | 28.3% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | 22.2% | 29.6% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | 21.7% | 30.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | 23.4% | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | 25.3% | 27.7% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | 25.5% | 29.4% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | 25.6% | 28.2% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | 26.1% | 33.9% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 20% | 36% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | 17.5% | 35.8% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | 14.3% | 33.5% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | 13.5% | 32.7% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | 14.3% | 35.7% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | 14.3% | 38% |
18.4% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 1.0% in 2009. Residents identifying as something other than non-Hispanic white make up 75.1% of the town, up from 58.8% at the start of the period.
| Year | Foreign-born | Nonwhite or Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1% | 58.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | 63% |
| 2012 | 3% | 66.8% |
| 2013 | 3% | 62.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 61.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | 61.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 57.1% |
| 2017 | 4% | 56.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | 57.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | 69.6% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | 69.3% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | 75.3% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | 75.1% |