Unalaska, Alaska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,283. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,347 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,830 (66.1%), Females: 1,453 (33.9%)
Zip code: 99685
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $69,539
Median house value: $189,800
Population by Race
Races in Unalaska:
- White Non-Hispanic (41.6%)
- Filipino (20.4%)
- Hispanic (12.9%)
- Other race (9.3%)
- American Indian (9.3%)
- Vietnamese (4.4%)
- Other Asian (4.4%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (7.1%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.0%), United States (3.6%), Scottish (2.1%), Norwegian (1.8%).
Land area: 111.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Unalaska
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 13.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Unalaska city
- Never married: 30.0%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 0.6%
- Divorced: 12.5%
26.1% Foreign born (18.9% Asia, 5.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,184 (+38.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Unalaska:
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 572 miles; BETHEL, AK)
- BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 663 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 738 miles; NOME, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Unalaska:
- UNALASKA (about 1 miles; UNALASKA, AK; Abbreviation: DUT)
- COLD BAY (about 279 miles; COLD BAY, AK; Abbreviation: CDB)
- ST PAUL ISLAND (about 341 miles; ST PAUL ISLAND, AK; Abbreviation: SNP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Unalaska:
- AKUTAN (about 54 miles; AKUTAN, AK; Abbreviation: KQA)
- CHERNOFSKI HARBOR (about 79 miles; CHERNOFSKI HARBOR, AK; Abbreviation: KCN)
- FALSE PASS (about 226 miles; FALSE PASS, AK; Abbreviation: KFP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Unalaska:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 1261 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1497 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2294 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2309 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2316 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2318 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2318 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
Public primary/middle schools in Unalaska:
- UNALASKA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 55 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: 05 – 12)
- UNALASKA ELEMENTARY (Students: 176; Location: 503 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Unalaska:
- UNALASKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $407,988; Location: 64 ELEANOR DRIVE; 11,288 books; 361 audio materials; 2,682 video materials; 89 serial subscriptions)