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Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska in numbers: crime, income, hazards
Households here have a median income of $65,625 and the unemployment rate was 5.3% in August 2026. Population: about 1,013 (Census, 2020-2024).
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
We don't show a crime rate for Lake and Peninsula Borough: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
Half of households in Lake and Peninsula Borough make more than $65,625 and half make less; across Alaska the midpoint is $92,788. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $237,500 by its owners; renters pay a median $936. 29.3% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 10.1%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 5.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 38 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,013 | 735,706 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $65,625 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $237,500 | $352,900 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $936 | $1,419 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 8.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 12.8% | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 29.3% | 10.1% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 16.3% | 31.7% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 65.4% | 66.8% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 33.7 | 35.8 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 81.5% | 91.9% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 32.2% | 11.0% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Lake and Peninsula Borough has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Lake and Peninsula Borough, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
No federal major disaster declaration covered Lake and Peninsula Borough from 2016 through 2025 (COVID-19 excluded). Of 9 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low).
Is there road construction in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
Alaska does not publish an open highway work-zone feed that we can read yet, so road construction in Lake and Peninsula Borough is not on our map. Check the state's 511 traveler site for current closures.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
Federal school lists show 10 public and 0 private schools in the county. USGS mapping shows 17 fire or EMS stations and 0 police or sheriff stations. National Park Service sites here: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument, Aniakchak National Preserve, Katmai National Park and Katmai National Preserve.
What tribal lands and sacred sites are in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
Census tribal areas that reach into Lake and Peninsula Borough: Port Alsworth ANVSA, Newhalen ANVSA, Nondalton ANVSA, Perryville ANVSA, Port Heiden ANVSA and Iliamna ANVSA and 11 more.
Tribal areas are Census statistical boundaries, shown for reference; they are not legal boundaries.
See them on the map: tribal lands →
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Lake and Peninsula Borough
Gun shops
No gun shops or licensed gun dealers are on the map in Lake and Peninsula Borough.
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Lake and Peninsula Borough. Alaska has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Lake and Peninsula Borough on the map.
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
We don't show a crime rate for Lake and Peninsula Borough: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
$65,625 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $92,788 for Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Lake and Peninsula Borough?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 5.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 38 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Lake and Peninsula Borough?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Lake and Peninsula Borough has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
How does Lake and Peninsula Borough compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | 3,491 | – | $65,365 |
| Bethel Census Area | 18,394 | 14.3 | $73,996 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 918 | – | $95,625 |
| Dillingham Census Area | 4,724 | 3.2 | $78,533 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 60,413 | 3.6 | $80,538 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 12,771 | 4.6 | $86,250 |
More: Alaska statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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