Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Chugach Census Area
Borough
Aerial view of Mount Eyak ski area, located in the Chugach Census Area, and location of the oldest working chairlift in North America
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 60°29′N 146°12′W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Founded	January 2, 2019
Named for	Chugach Mountains
Largest city	Valdez
Area
• Total	9,530 sq mi (24,700 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,874
• Density	0.7/sq mi (0.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional district	At-large

Chugach Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no borough seat. On January 2, 2019, it was split from the Valdez–Cordova Census Area (of which it claims to be the successor), along with neighboring Copper River Census Area.

As of the 2020 census, the census area had a population of 7,102; its largest communities are the cities of Valdez and Cordova.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the census area had a population of 7,102. The median age was 37.7 years, with 23.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 12.7% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 112.4 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 113.8 males aged 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the census area was 69.1% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 9.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.4% Asian, 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% from some other race, and 10.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.6% of the population. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,788 households in the census area, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,565 housing units, of which 21.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 64.0% were owner-occupied and 36.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%.