City · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Craig, Alaska

Craig is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It has 1,131 residents. Craig, Alaska has a quality-of-life score of 44 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #8,794 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Alaska it ranks #43 of 71 cities and towns. It ranks best on public libraries (high), natural hazard risk (low) and grocery stores (high). It ranks worst on distance to an airport (high), distance to an emergency room (high) and distance to an Amtrak station (high).

44Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #8,794 of 15,651 cities and towns
Alaska: #43 of 71 in AK
Population: 1,131 (2020-2024)
Land area: 7 mi²
Density: 169.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 0217740

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 60 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety88#1,857/15,637
Economy43#8,907/15,631
Housing76#3,578/14,977
Health17#12,943/15,609
Healthcare45#8,566/15,650
Environment—
Education75#3,851/15,649
Infrastructure27#11,382/15,650
Community25#11,705/15,651
Leisure & amenities15#13,296/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Craig, Alaska ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Public libraries · high15.7 /10k
100/100Alaska 1.1 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Natural hazard risk · low0.4
100/100Alaska 64.12025Federal Emergency Management AgencyPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Grocery stores · high8.7 /10k
100/100Alaska 1.7 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Mental health providers · high1,131 /100k
99/100Alaska 802 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Primary care physicians · high159 /100k
99/100Alaska 96 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Alaska 26.2 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value

Weaknesses

Distance to an airport · high698 mi
0/100Alaska 131 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Distance to an emergency room · high53.1 mi
0/100Alaska 46.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high593 mi
1/100Alaska 1,315 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Job growth · low-5.2%
2/100Alaska -1.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Injury deaths · high153 /100k
3/100Alaska 117 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value
Access to exercise opportunities · low32.0%
3/100Alaska 79.1%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Broadband subscriptionsImproving
72.9% (2015-2019) → 88.6% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
23.1% (2015-2019) → 9.5% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
23.2% (2015-2019) → 13.5% (2020-2024)
−9.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Poverty rateImproving
15.1% (2015-2019) → 7.9% (2020-2024)
−7.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.3× (2015-2019) → 4.3× (2020-2024)
+30%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Average commute timeImproving
15.4 min (2015-2019) → 12.2 min (2020-2024)
−21%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Craig, Alaska improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Uninsured−9.8 points23.2% → 13.5%
Poverty−7.2 points15.1% → 7.9%
Broadband+16 points72.9% → 88.6%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Craig, Alaska between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	15.4 min2015-2019	12.2 min2020-2024	−3.2 min	Within the margin of error	80%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%2015-2019	23.7%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Broadband subscriptions	72.9%2015-2019	88.6%2020-2024	+16 points	Improved	82%
Effective property tax rate	0.44%2015-2019	0.37%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	31%
High school diploma or higher	91.4%2015-2019	91.6%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Home price to income ratio	3.3×2015-2019	4.3×2020-2024	+1.0×	Within the margin of error	23%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4152015-2019	0.4092020-2024	−0.006	Within the margin of error	56%
Median household income	$63,4382015-2019	$67,7782020-2024	+6.8%	Within the margin of error	13%
Poverty rate	15.1%2015-2019	7.9%2020-2024	−7.2 points	Improved	87%
Rent as share of income	24.2%2015-2019	27.7%2020-2024	+3.5 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Rent-burdened households	39.3%2015-2019	41.0%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Unemployment rate	7.0%2015-2019	4.6%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Within the margin of error	85%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	23.2%2015-2019	13.5%2020-2024	−9.8 points	Improved	96%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Craig, Alaska five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Craig, Alaska in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Craig, Alaska itself moved −3.3 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,131 residents (±94)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (+4.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,131 residents (±94)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

White63%710
Black0.3%†3
Hispanic or Latino4.9%†55
Asian4.0%†45
American Indian and Alaska Native14%163
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races14%155

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: American Indian and Alaska Native (−5.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

864 residents (±72)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

No high school diploma8.4%†73
High school or GED33%289
Some college28%242
Associate degree6.4%†55
Bachelor's degree17%145
Graduate degree6.9%†60

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+4.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

518 households (±53)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $25k13%66
$25k–50k18%91
$50k–75k23%121
$75k–100k8.3%†43
$100k–150k24%122
$150k–200k7.3%†38
$200k or more7.1%†37

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+9.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

518 households (±53)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Own70%362
Rent30%156

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

147 households (±34)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $75016%†24
$750–1,00018%†26
$1,000–1,50050%†73

Home values

362 homes (±41)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $150k32%116
$150k–250k14%†50
$250k–400k22%80

Age of homes

617 homes (±53)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

2010 or later6.2%†38
2000–20097.8%†48
1980–199947%287

Size of homes

617 homes (±53)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Studio1.6%†10
1 bedroom16%98
2 bedrooms25%157

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

610 workers (±60)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Drive alone52%318
Carpool11%†66
Public transit0.0%0
Walk29%179
Bike1.3%†8
Work from home2.6%†16
Other3.8%†23

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

594 workers (±59)

Craig, Alaska
Alaska share

Under 15 min74%442
15–29 min20%†117
30–44 min1.5%†9

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, the county holding most of Craig's residents.

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has 175 employer establishments, 307 for every 10,000 residents (1.24× the US rate of 248; 1.02× Alaska's), with 991 paid employees at an average annual pay of $61,463. The Census Bureau also counts 592 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 175; 592 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 307; US 248 · Alaska 302
Paid employees: 991
Average annual pay: $61,463; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	9	15.8	0.76×Too few to compare	116	$103,466	13
Specialty trade contractors	9	15.8	1.02×Too few to compare	26	$50,808	18
Construction of buildings	8	14	1.86×Too few to compare	25	$38,680	16
RV parks and recreational camps	8	14	59.2×Too few to compare	10	$233,400	3
Banks and credit unions	7	12.3	3.80×Too few to compare	34	$37,088	—
Restaurants and other eating places	7	12.3	0.67×Too few to compare	60	$19,617	3
Traveler accommodation	7	12.3	6.80×Too few to compare	18	$112,278	20
Grocery and convenience stores	6	10.5	3.55×Too few to compare	144	$30,063	—
Outpatient care centers	6	10.5	5.72×Too few to compare	98	$109,520	—
Building equipment contractors	5	8.8	1.46×Too few to compare	19	$47,526	—
Civic and social organizations	5	8.8	12.0×Too few to compare	29	$21,138	—
Individual and family services	5	8.8	3.13×Too few to compare	52	$32,231	—

Rank places for an industry Open Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 5,703 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Craig is mostly in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

See federal money in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Craig, Alaska is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Nicholas J. Begich IIIR-AK · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 0.9%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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