Moving to King Cove, Alaska
Population: 792. Estimated population in July 2024: 748 (-5.6% change)
Males: 472 (59.6%), Females: 320 (40.4%)
Zip code: 99612
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $45,893
Median house value: $113,900
Population by Race
Races in King Cove:
- American Indian (47.9%)
- Filipino (24.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
- Hispanic (7.4%)
- Other race (5.9%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.9%), German (1.4%), French Canadian (1.0%).
Land area: 25.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in King Cove
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 5.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in King Cove city
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 12.9%
25.6% Foreign born (19.2% Asia, 6.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +109 (+16.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near King Cove:
- BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 384 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 393 miles; BETHEL, AK)
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 679 miles; NOME, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to King Cove:
- COLD BAY (about 29 miles; COLD BAY, AK; Abbreviation: CDB)
- SAND POINT (about 126 miles; SAND POINT, AK; Abbreviation: SDP)
- UNALASKA (about 303 miles; UNALASKA, AK; Abbreviation: DUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to King Cove:
- KING COVE (about 6 miles; KING COVE, AK; Abbreviation: KVC)
- BLINN LAKE (about 33 miles; COLD BAY, AK; Abbreviation: Z87)
- PAULOFF HARBOR (about 50 miles; PAULOFF HARBOR /SANAK IS/, AK; Abbreviation: KPH)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to King Cove:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 962 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1207 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2317 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2333 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2339 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2340 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2341 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
Public primary/middle school in King Cove:
- KING COVE SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: 101 WINDY WALKWAY; Grades: PK – 12)