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Unalaska, AK

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Overview


Unalaska is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 4,184 people and just one neighborhood, Unalaska is the 18th largest community in Alaska.

Unalaska home prices are not only among the most expensive in Alaska, but Unalaska real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Unalaska, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 57.46% of Unalaska’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Unalaska is a city of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Unalaska who work in sales jobs (7.76%), office and administrative support (6.96%), and maintenance occupations (6.77%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Unalaska has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Unalaska a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Unalaska is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Unalaska spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 8.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Unalaska is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The citizens of Unalaska are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.08% of adults in Unalaska have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Unalaska in 2018 was $46,296, which is wealthy relative to Alaska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $185,184 for a family of four. However, Unalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Unalaska is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Unalaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Unalaska residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Unalaska also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Unalaska include German, European, Irish, English, and Sudanese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Unalaska's cultural character, accounting for 51.20% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Unalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 95.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 35.7% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 99.4% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Asian and Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Asian ancestry and 3.2% have Cuban ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 33.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 100.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (51.2%) than are found in 97.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Unalaska are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 78.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 62.8% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 56.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (14.0%), and 9.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 35.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region), Spanish and Vietnamese.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Unalaska, AK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (47.2%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report German roots (5.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.6%), along with some Cuban ancestry residents (3.2%), among others. In addition, 51.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (95.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (51.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (35.7%) and 10.1% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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