Port Alexander, Alaska
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 0.0% since 2020.
74
people, the 135th-largest of Alaska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alaska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 5 jobs located in Port Alexander are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2016. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $152.
A $152 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
- $943 Tract 1
- $1,095 Tract 2
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 92% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2016 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 66% less than Alaska's.
$118,800
median home value in Port Alexander.
- $118,800 Port Alexander
- $352,900 Alaska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year