Port Lions, Alaska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 256. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (-8.6% change)
Males: 136 (53.1%), Females: 120 (46.9%)
Zip code: 99550
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $39,107
Median house value: $87,800
Population by Race
Races in Port Lions:
- American Indian (63.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (34.0%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
Ancestries: German (15.2%), English (3.9%), Irish (3.5%), Russian (3.5%), French (2.0%), Swedish (2.0%).
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Lions
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 6.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port Lions city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 77.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 2.0%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Lions:
- PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CENTE (about 27 miles; KODIAK, AK)
- SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 159 miles; HOMER, AK)
- CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 222 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Lions:
- KODIAK (about 29 miles; KODIAK, AK; Abbreviation: ADQ)
- HOMER (about 156 miles; HOMER, AK; Abbreviation: HOM)
- ILIAMNA (about 191 miles; ILIAMNA, AK; Abbreviation: ILI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Lions:
- PORT LIONS (about 4 miles; PORT LIONS, AK; Abbreviation: ORI)
- PORT BAILEY (about 12 miles; PORT BAILEY, AK; Abbreviation: KPY)
- OUZINKIE (about 27 miles; OUZINKIE, AK; Abbreviation: 4K5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Lions:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 313 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 595 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2147 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2194 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2197 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2198 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2199 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
Public primary/middle school in Port Lions:
- PORT LIONS SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Library in Port Lions:
- JESSIE WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,176; Location: 207 SPRUCE DRIVE; 10,086 books; 181 audio materials; 385 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)