Chugach Census Area, AK
Demographic and economic profile of Chugach Census Area, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Chugach Census Area has a small workforce of roughly 6,964 residents with a 69.7% labor force participation rate, yet produces a striking GDP per capita of $191,794—more than four times the median worker earnings of $50,700—suggesting heavy output concentration in capital-intensive industries such as resource extraction. About 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at 8.7%, and the poverty rate is a low 4.8%. Median home values of $330,900 and a median household income of $90,509 reflect relatively high costs alongside commutes averaging just 9.9 minutes, consistent with a small, geographically concentrated community.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,872 (71.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races733 (10.7%)
- Asian Alone348 (5.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone345 (5.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone216 (3.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race187 (2.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish206
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)199
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island122
- 4.Vietnamese104
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic102
Economy
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance824
- 2.Public Administration (Group)357
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities335
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining330
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)258
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,481
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations507
- 3.Service Occupations449
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations446
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations404
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.66×)356
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.74×)434
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.72×)338
- 4.Other Services (LQ 1.37×)217
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.89×)696
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.