Dillingham Census Area, AK
Demographic and economic profile of Dillingham Census Area, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dillingham Census Area is a small, remote Alaska community of 4,780 residents with an economy centered on fishing and natural resource industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $52,954 that outpaces median worker earnings of $41,085. The workforce is relatively young (median age 31.7) but constrained, with only 19.4% holding a bachelor's degree, a 10.8% unemployment rate, and a labor force participation rate of 61.1%. The area has shed 3.9% of its population over five years, and a 16.3% poverty rate coexists with a median household income of $78,533, suggesting uneven earnings distribution across a small, geographically isolated labor pool.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.9% since 2018
Dillingham Census Area lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,361 (71.1%)
- White Alone725 (15.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races465 (9.8%)
- Asian Alone86 (1.8%)
- Black or African American Alone32 (0.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race31 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic51
- 2.Other Indo-European51
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)34
- 4.Spanish28
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance492
- 2.Public Administration (Group)447
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)184
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities154
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining144
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations673
- 2.Service Occupations345
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations329
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations259
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations236
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.51×)165
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 4.91×)435
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.38×)605
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)144
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.76×)156
Housing
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Workforce
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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.