Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,711
| This zip code: | $53,711 | | Alaska: | $64,333 |
Nearest zip codes: 99850, 99841, 99826, 99832, 99825, 99801.
Housing units in zip code 99829 with a mortgage: 60 (3 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,258
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $539
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.0% | | Whole state: | 8.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 23
- 1990 to 1994: 37
- 1980 to 1989: 59
- 1970 to 1979: 118
- 1960 to 1969: 49
- 1950 to 1959: 14
- 1940 to 1949: 62
- 1939 or earlier: 17
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hoonah, AK (99829): |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 13
- 2 bedrooms: 34
- 3 bedrooms: 99
- 4 bedrooms: 30
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 40
- 2 bedrooms: 24
- 3 bedrooms: 37
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 99829 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 46
- 1 vehicle: 75
- 2 vehicles: 63
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 49
- 1 vehicle: 64
- 2 vehicles: 26
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 99829:
- Less than $10,000: 1
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1
- $70,000 to $79,999: 3
- $80,000 to $89,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 9
- $100,000 to $124,999: 10
- $125,000 to $149,999: 22
- $150,000 to $174,999: 17
- $175,000 to $199,999: 15
- $200,000 to $249,999: 11
- $250,000 to $299,999: 4
- $300,000 to $399,999: 21
- $400,000 to $499,999: 15
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 99829:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 21
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 8
- $300 to $349: 13
- $350 to $399: 4
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 2
- $500 to $549: 2
- $550 to $599: 1
- $600 to $649: 1
- $650 to $699: 2
- $700 to $749: 2
- $900 to $999: 4
- No cash rent: 42
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $37,876.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $298,467
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $156,893
- Asian householders: $189,383
- Two or more races householders: $189,383
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $462,936
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,180 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
| 99829: | $157,180 | | Alaska: | $231,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,303 - $314,186
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $217,743| Here: | $217,743 | | State: | $278,038 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $144,588| Here: | $144,588 | | State: | $229,685 |
In 2-unit structures: $146,762| Here: | $146,762 | | State: | $310,320 |
Mobile homes: $55,481| Here: | $55,481 | | State: | $42,305 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,500| Here: | $42,500 | | State: | $62,044 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 229
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 14
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 101
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 120 (34%)
- Carpooled: 74 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (4%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (1%)
- Taxi: 3 (1%)
- Bicycle: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 110 (31%)
- Other means: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 89
- 5 to 9 minutes: 119
- 10 to 14 minutes: 45
- 15 to 19 minutes: 25
- 20 to 24 minutes: 28
- 25 to 29 minutes: 3
- 30 to 34 minutes: 14
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 3
- 45 to 59 minutes: 6
- 60 to 89 minutes: 6
- 90 or more minutes: 3
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 982
- In family households: 876 (176 male householders, 66 female householders)
189 spouses, 341 children (323 natural, 6 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (57 male householders (45 living alone)), 31 female householders (27 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
169 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (26 men, 51 women).
85.3% of residents of 99829 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
8.4% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 9% well, 10% not well).
Foreign born population: 27 (2.8%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Chile (59%)
- Canada (19%)
- Other Northern Europe (7%)
- Germany (7%)
- Mexico (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 18
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 7
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White population: 354
Black population: 2
American Indian population: 524
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 87

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 578 |
|  German: 50 |
|  Irish: 50 |
|  Norwegian: 44 |
|  United States or American: 40 |
|  English: 23 |
|  Swedish: 15 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 13 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Scottish: 12 |
|  Scandinavian: 10 |
|  French (except Basque): 9 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Syrian: 6 |
|  Italian: 6 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  Polish: 3 |
|  Finnish: 2 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  European: 2 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DIGNON COMPANY INC (303 FRONT STREET in HOONAH, AK)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1997-0016, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
Organizations: HOONAH COLD STORAGE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DIGNON CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: S: HOONAH COLD STORAGE
- HOONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (366 GARTEENI HIGHWAY in HOONAH, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-190010
Organizations: HOONAH CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HOONAH JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL (366 GARTEENI HIGHWAY in HOONAH, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-190020
Organizations: HOONAH CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- APC CORNER BAY LOG TRANSFER FACILITY (MI 0 FOREST SERVICE RD 75551 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility. FOREST SERVICE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APC CRAB BAY LOG TRANSFER FACILITY (MI 1 W FOREST SERVICE RD 7560 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility. FOREST SERVICE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APC EIGHT FATHOM BIGHT LTF (0.8 MI FOREST SERVICE RD FSR 8577 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility. FOREST SERVICE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, USFS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APC FALSE ISLAND LOG TRANSFER FACILITY (MI 0.5 FOREST SERVICE RD 7540 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility. FOREST SERVICE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APC HOMESHORE LTF (MILE 0 FSR 8550 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APC SALT LAKE BAY LTF (MILE 0 FOREST SERVICE RD 8578 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: USFS APC SALT LAKE BAY LTF
- APC WEST SIDE SITKOH BAY LOG TRANSFR FAC (MI 0 FOREST SERVICE RD 7552 in HOONAH, AK). Federal Facility. FOREST SERVICE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALASKA PULP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, US FOREST SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HOONAH, CITY OF (FIRST STREET in HOONAH, AK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: HONNAH, CITY OF
- HOONAH TRADING COMPANY (147 FRONT STREET in HOONAH, AK). Tribal Land
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WARDS COVE PACKING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AK-TRANS & PUBLIC FACILITIES (HOONAH FERRY TERMINAL in HOONAH, AK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: HOONAH FERRY TERMINAL
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,513
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 634
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 57
- South: 22
- West: 227
67% of the 99829 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.
Population in 1990: 1,670. Population change in the 1990s: -694 (-41.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 9.6% | | Alaska: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 8.0% | | Alaska: | 5.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
| Here: | 41.9% | | Alaska: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WHITESTONE LOGGING INC (COUNTRY RD in HOONAH, AK; small business)
10 employees, $5500000 revenue. : $253,000 in 9 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Fiber Optics Materials, Components, Assemblies, and Accessories, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Miscellaneous by Forest Service, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $40,000; 2002: $110,000; 2003: $113,438; 2004: $-10,438; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$55,463 with Forest Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-05-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
$53,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
$39,075 with Forest Service for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Fiber Optics Materials, Components, Assemblies, and Accessories. Signed on 2003-05-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
$32,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
18 people in other workers' dormitories
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