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Yakutat City and Borough, AK: population growth, jobs and income

Yakutat City and Borough had an estimated 672 residents in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,330/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes48.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months42025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

3

2025

Small base: changes and per-resident rates swing on a few people, so we don't show them.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 5 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 107 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −26.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 5.4% in 2025, 0.2 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 3 new homes in 2025.

Median household income was $85,000 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +42.8% since 2016–20.

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Yakutat City and Borough population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025672−9
2024681−3
2023684−1
2022685−23
2021708+26
2020682–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Yakutat City and Borough

Yakutat City and Borough lost 10 people since 2020; the biggest drag was natural change (−5).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−4−5
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0+2
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−5−5
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0−2
Total change−9−10

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

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Neighbouring counties

Only Chugach Census Area had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 3 neighbouring counties; Yakutat City and Borough's was $85,000.

Yakutat City and Borough, AK and its 3 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Yakutat City and Borough, AK This county672–––$85,000
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK2,271−3.9%−8.48.8$61,406
Copper River Census Area, AK2,666+1.9%−6.4–$79,250
Chugach Census Area, AK6,553−7.5%−6.33.5$90,509

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

How many people moved to Yakutat City and Borough?

On net, none in 2025: about 5 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Yakutat City and Borough?

It averaged 5.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Yakutat City and Borough?

About 672 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Yakutat City and Borough?

Private employers there had 107 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −26.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in Yakutat City and Borough?

$85,000 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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