The City of Kodiak (Alutiiq: Sun'aq) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside world goes through this city via ferryboat or airline. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 5,581, down from 6,130 in 2010. It is the tenth-largest city in Alaska.
Inhabited by Alutiiq natives for over 7,000 years, Kodiak was settled in 1792 by subjects of the Russian crown. Originally named Paul's Harbor, it was the capital of Russian Alaska. Russian harvesting of the area's sea otter pelts led to the near extinction of the animal in the following...
| Ethnicity | Kodiak | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 34.5% | 60.1% |
| African American | 0% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 6.6% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 46.4% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 7.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.7% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Kodiak | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 5.2% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 10.8% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 22.4% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11.4% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 21.4% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 7% | 7.1% |
| Education | Kodiak | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 7% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 4% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 32% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 23% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 20% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |