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

Map of Unalaska, AK

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)