Population 846 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mountain Village
Household size in Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.86 | 2.79 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 4.20 | 2.88 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 4.05 | 2.91 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 4.01 | 2.72 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.15 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Mountain Village is a place of big households: 4.01 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 3.86, 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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.3 | 35.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 23.8 | 35.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 28.5 | 35.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 23.9 | 37.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.6 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Mountain Village is young: half of its residents are under 23.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward families with many children.
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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.0% | 14.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.0% | 13.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 47.0% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 38.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | −2.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly four in ten households in Mountain Village (38.3%), well above 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 Mountain Village
Renters in Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.8% | 35.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.5% | 36.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 37.5% | 35.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.4% | 33.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | −2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Mountain Village own their homes; 30.4% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. The picture is much the same across Alaska. About nine in ten owners (88.2%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.8% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.7% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 15.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.2 pts | +1.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 14.6% of the housing in Mountain Village, 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. Alaska as a whole looks much the same.
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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1982 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1984 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Mountain Village is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. Alaska as a whole looks much the same.
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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $758 | $1,067 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $925 | $1,192 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $540 | $1,322 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $850 | $1,518 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$92 | +$451 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Mountain Village costs $850 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably 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 Mountain Village
Bachelor's degrees in Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 26.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.5% | 26.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.5% | 29.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | −6.3 pts | +4.9 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mountain Village have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 3.5%, 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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.9% | 90.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.1% | 91.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.6% | 92.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.0% | 93.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Mountain Village never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Mountain Village
| Period | Mountain Village | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.5% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 29.8% | 9.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.7% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 24.5% | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | −3.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Mountain Village: 24.5% 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).
Mountain Village compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Village | 4.01 | 23.9 | 38.3% | 30.4% | 14.6% | 1987 | $850 | 3.5% | 78.0% | 24.5% |
| Pitkas Point | 4.01 | 23.9 | 38.3% | 30.4% | 14.5% | 1987 | $850 | 3.5% | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| St. Marys | 4.01 | 23.9 | 38.3% | 30.4% | 14.5% | 1987 | $850 | 3.5% | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| Pilot Station | 4.01 | 23.9 | 38.3% | 30.4% | 14.5% | 1987 | $850 | 3.5% | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| Nunam Iqua | 4.26 | 22.7 | 45.2% | 28.0% | 16.2% | 1992 | $863 | 8.1% | 79.9% | 13.3% |
| Alakanuk | 4.26 | 22.7 | 45.2% | 28.0% | 16.2% | 1992 | $863 | 8.1% | 79.9% | 13.3% |
| Emmonak | 4.26 | 22.7 | 45.2% | 28.0% | 16.2% | 1992 | $863 | 8.1% | 79.9% | 13.3% |
| Marshall | 4.18 | 24.7 | 21.2% | 17.7% | 25.0% | 1990 | $833 | 4.4% | 81.4% | 29.5% |
| Scammon Bay | 4.24 | 23.6 | 27.6% | 39.0% | 23.4% | 1992 | $824 | 6.1% | 82.3% | 17.2% |
| Kotlik | 4.26 | 22.7 | 45.2% | 28.0% | 16.2% | 1992 | $863 | 8.1% | 79.9% | 13.3% |
| Chevak | 4.24 | 23.6 | 27.6% | 39.0% | 23.4% | 1992 | $824 | 6.1% | 82.3% | 17.2% |
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 Mountain Village. 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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