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

Map of Port Lions, AK

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)