Census-designated place · Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Mill Bay, Alaska

Mill Bay is a census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It has 3,654 residents. Mill Bay, Alaska has a quality-of-life score of 83 out of 100 (very high), ranking #2,655 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Alaska it ranks #8 of 71 cities and towns. It ranks best on average commute time (low), unemployment rate (low) and drought exposure (low). It ranks worst on distance to an airport (high), distance to an emergency room (high) and drug overdose deaths (high).

83Very high

Quality-of-life score: #2,655 of 15,651 cities and towns
Alaska: #8 of 71 in AK
Population: 3,654 (2020-2024)
Land area: 3 mi²
Density: 1,061.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 0249200

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 63 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.

Safety36#10,058/15,637
Economy78#3,383/15,631
Housing77#3,493/14,977
Health51#7,601/15,609
Healthcare50#7,862/15,650
Environment—
Education88#1,857/15,649
Infrastructure76#3,699/15,650
Community96#611/15,651
Leisure & amenities76#3,729/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Mill Bay, Alaska ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Kodiak Island Borough 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

Average commute time · low11.2 min
99/100Alaska 19.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100Alaska 4.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Drought exposure · low0%
98/100Alaska 0%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAKodiak Island Borough value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high14.5 /10k
98/100Alaska 9.1 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsKodiak Island Borough value
Access to exercise opportunities · high99.2%
97/100Alaska 79.1%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteKodiak Island Borough value
High school diploma or higher · high97.5%
97/100Alaska 93.6%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Weaknesses

Distance to an airport · high250 mi
0/100Alaska 131 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauKodiak Island Borough value
Distance to an emergency room · high34.9 mi
0/100Alaska 46.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesKodiak Island Borough value
Drug overdose deaths · high54.0 /100k
1/100Alaska 40.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional dataKodiak Island Borough value
Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Alaska 0.6 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsKodiak Island Borough value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high1,327 mi
1/100Alaska 1,315 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauKodiak Island Borough value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Alaska 2.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyKodiak Island Borough value

Trends

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

PopulationFalling
3,904 (2016-2020) → 3,654 (2020-2024)
−6.4%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Income inequality (Gini index)Worsening
0.302 (2016-2020) → 0.514 (2020-2024)
+70%4 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
85.0% (2016-2020) → 97.9% (2020-2024)
+13 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.4× (2016-2020) → 5.2× (2020-2024)
+53%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
24.5% (2016-2020) → 15.4% (2020-2024)
−9.1 pts4 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.4% → 9.8%
High school diploma or higherImproving
90.5% (2016-2020) → 97.5% (2020-2024)
+7 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.5% → 89.6%

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.

There is not enough history to compare Mill Bay, Alaska over five years.

Cities and towns like Mill Bay, Alaska five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Mill Bay, 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.

No place that looked like Mill Bay, Alaska five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

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

3,654 residents (±508)

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

† 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

3,654 residents (±508)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

White55%2,019
Black0.2%†9
Hispanic or Latino4.2%†155
Asian11%†411
American Indian and Alaska Native15%†550
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races14%†510

† 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

2,564 residents (±328)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

No high school diploma2.5%†64
High school or GED16%†419
Some college35%902
Associate degree9.2%†235
Bachelor's degree23%†595
Graduate degree14%†349

† 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

1,480 households (±207)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $25k18%†269
$25k–50k16%†237
$50k–75k12%†184
$75k–100k6.5%†96
$100k–150k18%†271
$150k–200k7.1%†105
$200k or more21%†318

† 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

1,480 households (±207)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Own83%1,230
Rent17%†250

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

Table view

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

Rent paid

250 households (±174)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $75012%†31
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50012%†31

Home values

1,230 homes (±213)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Under $150k7.8%†96
$150k–250k8.4%†103
$250k–400k16%†196

Age of homes

1,650 homes (±234)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

2010 or later19%†320
2000–200931%†511
1980–199942%†686

Size of homes

1,650 homes (±234)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom11%†189
2 bedrooms10%†167

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

1,912 workers (±362)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Drive alone80%1,528
Carpool8.2%†157
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.5%†9
Bike0.0%0
Work from home5.5%†105
Other5.9%†113

† 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

1,807 workers (±361)

Mill Bay, Alaska
Alaska share

Under 15 min63%†1,140
15–29 min34%†622
30–44 min0.0%0

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 Kodiak Island Borough, the county holding most of Mill Bay's residents.

Kodiak Island Borough has 450 employer establishments, 359 for every 10,000 residents (1.45× the US rate of 248; 1.19× Alaska's), with 4,489 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,900. The Census Bureau also counts 1,422 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 450; 1,422 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 359; US 248 · Alaska 302
Paid employees: 4,489
Average annual pay: $57,900; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Kodiak Island Borough by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	28	22.3	1.07×About typical	419	$74,979	44
Restaurants and other eating places	21	16.8	0.91×About typical	261	$30,107	—
Specialty trade contractors	20	16	1.03×About typical	101	$57,149	41
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	18	14.4	5.40×More than typical	34	$70,824	16
Other amusement and recreation industries	15	12	4.93×More than typical	21	$99,857	14
Construction of buildings	13	10.4	1.37×More than typical	44	$85,636	35
Food manufacturing	12	9.6	10.4×More than typical	1,496	$50,348	—
RV parks and recreational camps	11	8.8	37.0×More than typical	18	$123,833	5
Automotive repair and maintenance	9	7.2	1.43×Too few to compare	41	$53,195	7
Full-service restaurants	9	7.2	0.93×Too few to compare	117	$38,573	—
Lessors of real estate	9	7.2	0.58×Too few to compare	18	$66,278	56
Outpatient care centers	9	7.2	3.90×Too few to compare	252	$81,052	—

Rank places for an industry Open Kodiak Island Borough

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 12,536 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: Mill Bay is mostly in Kodiak Island Borough.

See federal money in Kodiak Island Borough

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.

Mill Bay, 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.

Kodiak Island Borough76100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Kodiak Island Borough

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
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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