Coffman Cove, AK Demographics

Population 397 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Coffman Cove

Household size in Coffman Cove

Household size, people per household
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–101.582.792.68
2010–142.152.882.73
2015–192.472.912.71
2020–242.242.722.65
Change+0.66−0.07−0.03
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Coffman Cove is a place of small households, averaging 2.24 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 1.58, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Coffman Cove

Median age, years
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–1056.535.037.7
2010–1447.135.238.6
2015–1945.035.939.6
2020–2443.437.140.1
Change−13.1+2.1+2.3
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Coffman Cove skews older than the country: its median age is 43.4, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Coffman Cove

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–103.8%14.0%12.3%
2010–144.9%13.4%12.3%
2015–198.4%12.6%11.6%
2020–2411.7%11.8%11.6%
Change+7.8 pts−2.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Coffman Cove (11.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Coffman Cove

Renters in Coffman Cove

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–1017.2%35.3%33.3%
2010–1422.8%36.7%35.6%
2015–1925.8%35.7%36.0%
2020–2422.2%33.2%34.8%
Change+5.0 pts−2.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Coffman Cove is largely a place of homeowners: only 22.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 81.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Coffman Cove

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–1049.4%14.2%11.4%
2010–1446.2%15.0%11.4%
2015–1948.9%16.8%11.1%
2020–2442.1%15.2%9.6%
Change−7.3 pts+1.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 42.1% of the housing in Coffman Cove, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Coffman Cove

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–10198619821974
2010–14198619841975
2015–19198919851977
2020–24198919871980
Change+3+5+6
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Coffman Cove has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1989, versus 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Alaska.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Coffman Cove

Rent, per month
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–10$863$1,067$965
2010–14$755$1,192$1,040
2015–19$733$1,322$1,213
2020–24$1,063$1,518$1,571
Change+$200+$451+$606
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Rent in Coffman Cove runs $1,063 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 28.3% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Coffman Cove

Bachelor's degrees in Coffman Cove

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–104.5%26.3%28.4%
2010–1411.9%26.8%29.6%
2015–1915.5%29.1%32.1%
2020–2413.6%31.1%35.6%
Change+9.2 pts+4.9 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Coffman Cove have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.6%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Coffman Cove

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–1091.7%90.6%84.9%
2010–1490.5%91.5%86.1%
2015–1985.7%92.5%87.7%
2020–2494.8%93.3%89.3%
Change+3.1 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Coffman Cove: 94.8% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Coffman Cove

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCoffman CoveAlaskaU.S.
2006–1013.5%9.2%8.1%
2010–1418.1%9.1%9.4%
2015–199.3%7.6%5.6%
2020–2411.9%6.2%5.4%
Change−1.5 pts−3.0 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Coffman Cove: 11.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Coffman Cove compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Coffman Cove2.2443.411.7%22.2%42.1%1989$1,06313.6%94.8%11.9%
Naukati Bay2.2443.411.7%22.2%42.1%1989$1,06313.6%94.8%11.9%
Klawock2.1747.315.0%31.5%14.4%1989$1,00512.4%88.4%5.5%
Thorne Bay2.3338.114.3%40.3%27.8%1987$91917.9%92.6%10.8%
Craig2.0447.39.0%28.2%17.5%1984$1,13725.5%92.2%4.5%
Wrangell2.1046.113.8%41.2%20.5%1976$96021.8%93.4%4.2%
Meyers Chuck1.9065.410.3%21.0%48.9%1990$98517.0%96.4%0.0%
Kasaan2.3237.813.4%41.5%28.1%1986$94719.1%92.4%10.7%
Scow Bay1.9253.424.8%39.8%48.0%1987$87216.2%91.4%0.5%
Petersburg2.2746.712.2%34.1%23.0%1978$1,00025.2%90.1%3.6%
Kupreanof1.9153.725.2%40.4%48.1%1987$86716.2%91.3%0.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Coffman Cove. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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