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Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Aleutians West Census Area — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Aleutians West Census Area yet — not gathered, never hidden.

5,424 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.8% since 2020)
4,393 square miles of land · 1 people per square mile

How Aleutians West Census Area compares — against the other counties in Alaska

5,424 — people: 17th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$31,293 — spending per student in its school districts: 10th highest of 29 Alaska counties.
85.9 years — life expectancy: 2nd highest of 23 Alaska counties.
16.7% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 13th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
4.8% — child poverty: the lowest of 30 Alaska counties.
77.5% — households with broadband internet: 25th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$104,159 — median household income: the highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$11,252 — federal grant dollars per resident: 8th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$29.3 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 5th highest of 30 Alaska counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Aleutians West Census Area

6 active community water systems list Aleutians West Census Area in the area they serve, reporting 10,254 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

UNALASKA WATER SYSTEM surface water · local government · AK2260309	9,400 served
SAINT PAUL WATER SYSTEM groundwater · tribal · AK2260286	380 served
ADAK UTILITIES surface water · tribal · AK2260595	325 served
SAINT GEORGE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · tribal · AK2260074	65 served
ATKA surface water · tribal · AK2260058	50 served
NIKOLSKI VILLAGE groundwater (surface-influenced) · tribal · AK2260278	34 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

No county jail figure in the national data for Aleutians West Census Area — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

2 school districts have their office in Aleutians West Census Area. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

UNALASKA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT346 students

Spent $12.6 million — $10.3 million to run schools, about $29,705 per student, plus $1.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.6 million local (mostly property tax), $4.5 million state, $475,000 federal.

PRIBILOF ISLANDS REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREA (REAA)57 students

Spent $2.5 million — $2.3 million to run schools, about $40,930 per student, plus $3,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $550,000 local (mostly property tax), $1 million state, $970,000 federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Aleutians West Census Area beside Alaska

Life expectancy85.9 years · Alaska 76.3 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance16.7% · Alaska 13.3%

Children in poverty4.8% · Alaska 12.5%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)12.8% · Alaska 12.8%

Households with broadband internet77.5% · Alaska 90.6%

Households with severe housing problems14.4% · Alaska 19.8%

Residents per primary care doctor1,686 · Alaska 1,033

Residents per mental health provider516 · Alaska 131

Unemployment3.0% · Alaska 4.2%

Median household income$104,159 · Alaska $88,696

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Aleutians West Census Area about $29.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.

The costliest hazards here

Tsunami$19.9 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Earthquake$5.6 million a year · Relatively Low

Volcano$3.2 million a year · Relatively High

Avalanche$456,667 a year · Relatively Moderate

Landslide$46,578 a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

8 bridges in Aleutians West Census Area: 6 in good condition, 2 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $58.9 million of work in Aleutians West Census Area in fiscal 2025, about $11,252 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Alaska are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Aleutians West Census Area come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Aleutians West Census Area built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Alaska: the state government and every county in Alaska.

Nearby counties: Washington County, ME (10526 mi) · Hancock County, ME (10559 mi) · Aroostook County, ME (10563 mi) · Penobscot County, ME (10569 mi) · Piscataquis County, ME (10586 mi) · Knox County, ME (10589 mi).