Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher median age than Seldovia. St. Nicholas Chapel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Seldovia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Seldovia beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 74 in 1880, a peak of 479 in 1980, 235 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seldovia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Seldovia.
251 people lived in Seldovia by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 6.8% more than in 2020. College graduates make up 30% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Alaska.
Somewhere between 40% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Seldovia’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.2 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Seldovia | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.3% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.2% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 40.5% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The public schools here belong to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan B English SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 26 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
For Seldovia, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 91 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 85% come from avalanches and 9% from earthquakes. Federal aid has come to Seldovia households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. 85% of Seldovia households own their home, above both the Alaska town median (69%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 62°, January nights drop to 21° and about 84 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Seldovia. The share of adults in Seldovia who have been diagnosed with depression: 20%. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Seldovia. This Alaska town does better than the Alaska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 15.
| Seldovia | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Seldovia | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.9% | 17.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.8% | 68% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.5% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Seldovia; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Seldovia residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
City in Alaska, United States
Seldovia (Alutiiq: Angagkitaqnuuq; Dena'ina: Angidahtnu; Russian: Селдовия) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seldovia had a population of 235. It is located along Kachemak Bay southwest of Homer. There is no road system connecting the town to other communities, so all travel to Seldovia is by airplane or boat. The Alaska Native people of Seldovia make up approximately one quarter of the population and have ancestors of Aleut and Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) descent, as well as some Dena'ina.
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Seldovia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
