Aleutians East, Alaska

Aleutians East population, land area and income

Aleutians East had 3,632 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 6,986.3 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 30 in Alaska by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 0.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alaska has 6,175 residents; Aleutians East is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $83,000 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Aleutians East's population changed since 2020

Aleutians East gained 206 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.0%. That ranks 4th of 30 in Alaska for growth. The median Alaska county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +1.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Aleutians East recorded 70 births and 54 deaths, a natural change of +16. Net international migration added +416 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -228. The largest single component was international migration, which added 416 people.

Where Aleutians East is

The Census internal point of Aleutians East is at 55.245000, -161.997500. It sits in UTM zone 4N. The map shades Alaska's 30 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Aleutians East outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Aleutians East

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Aleutians East, 1,596 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Aleutians East; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Akutan with 1,596.

Counties bordering Aleutians East

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 2 neighbors for Aleutians East. The most populous is Aleutians West, AK, with 5,424 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Aleutians West

  5,424 people

  785 mi W

• Lake and Peninsula

  1,315 people

  290 mi NE

Distance to Juneau and the nearest big city

Juneau is 1,057.3 miles ENE of Aleutians East's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Anchorage, AK (population 289,600), 616.2 miles away.

Aleutians East FIPS code

The FIPS code of Aleutians East is 02013: state code 02 for Alaska plus borough or census area code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $83,000.