Tenakee Springs, Alaska
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 6.7% since 2020.
112
people, the 120th-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
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
96.0%
of 25 jobs located in Tenakee Springs are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2016. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is $513 a month.
$513
a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$479–$719
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $513 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2016 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 3 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 83% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, 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 27% less than Alaska's.
$258,300
median home value in Tenakee Springs.
- $258,300 Tenakee Springs
- $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