Hoonah, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

108%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hoonah	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$51,287	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$94,907	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,346	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$99,190	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,756	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,260	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	10.2%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.8%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hoonah is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hoonah is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hoonah is 108% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Hoonah is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,265 $94,907 $189,814

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hoonah median earnings by income bracket

Hoonah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	10.7%	10.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	6.1%	6.1%
Other	44.4%	44.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whitestone Logging Camp, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Game Creek, AK	0	$0	100.0%
Hoonah, AK	871	$94,907	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Roland, AR	871	$62,827	22.8%
Tulelake, CA	871	$48,689	40.1%
Newell, IA	871	$79,494	2.3%
Brownstown, IL	871	$69,806	14.2%
Garrett Park, MD	871	$334,404	311.2%
Hoonah, AK	871	$94,907	16.7%

Source: The Hoonah, 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.