Chignik, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chignik	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$37,355	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$86,998	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,001	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$64,087	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,049	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,572	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.3%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chignik is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chignik is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chignik is 39% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Chignik is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,992 $86,998 $173,996

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Chignik median earnings by income bracket

Chignik employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	30.8%	30.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	53.8%	53.8%
Other	7.7%	7.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chignik Lagoon, AK	36	$68,602	15.7%
Chignik Lake, AK	53	$49,850	38.7%
Chignik, AK	43	$86,998	7.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tinsman, AR	43	$51,770	36.3%
Waldenburg, AR	43	$46,869	42.4%
Two Buttes, CO	43	$30,238	62.8%
Manele, HI	43	$0	100.0%
Bassett, IA	43	$76,216	6.3%
Chignik, AK	43	$86,998	7.0%

Source: The Chignik, AK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.