Aleutians West, Alaska

Aleutians West population, land area and income

Aleutians West had 5,424 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,393.1 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 30 in Alaska by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 1.2 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 West is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $104,159 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Aleutians West's population changed since 2020

Aleutians West gained 201 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.8%. That ranks 6th 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 West recorded 107 births and 83 deaths, a natural change of +24. Net international migration added +668 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -502. The largest single component was international migration, which added 668 people.

Where Aleutians West is

The Census internal point of Aleutians West is at 51.949000, 179.621200. It sits in UTM zone 60N. The map shades Alaska's 30 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Aleutians West outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Aleutians West

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Aleutians West, 4,407 people together, or 81% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Aleutians West; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Unalaska with 4,407.

Counties bordering Aleutians West

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 1 neighbor for Aleutians West. The most populous is Aleutians East, AK, with 3,632 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Aleutians East

  3,632 people

  785 mi ENE

Distance to Juneau and the nearest big city

Juneau is 1,829.2 miles ENE of Aleutians West's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Anchorage, AK (population 289,600), 1,326.7 miles away.

Aleutians West FIPS code

The FIPS code of Aleutians West is 02016: state code 02 for Alaska plus borough or census area code 016. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $104,159.