County profile
Aleutians West Census Area, AK
United States · GDP 2024
#1600 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+37.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,897
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
119
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$83.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,240
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$135.5k±$14.1k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±3.4%
Poverty rate
11.3%±2.9%
Business applications
27 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
21.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing69%
Transportation16%
Agriculture5%
Food & accommodation3%
Retail trade3%
Wholesale trade3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,240
residents · 2025 · +1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $69.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−516
International migration+565
Natural change+8
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$785.9M2019
$958.1M2020
$939.7M2021
$892.1M2022
$977.6M2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$434.7k±$20.6k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$160/mo
Vacancy rate
29.5%±2.1%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$798.3k
4 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
67.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Volcanic 99Earthquake 90Tsunami 88
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202142021
02022
02023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
BTS NHS
Nearest freight rail
BTS NARN
Nearest port
97.3 km
ATKA VILLAGE
Nearest commercial airport
235.4 km
ADAK
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$83.6k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Aleutians West Census Area?
Aleutians West Census Area's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 37.7% year over year — faster than 100% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.