Scammon Bay, Alaska

Population

Down 5.0% since 2020.

574

people, the 52nd-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

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

94.4%

of 72 jobs located in Scammon Bay are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2016. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 9% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$625

a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$338–$506

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $625 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2016 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 79% 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

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 1.0% to the 105 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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

Home value

A median home costs 83% less than Alaska's.

$61,300

median home value in Scammon Bay.

• $61,300 Scammon Bay
• $352,900 Alaska
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year