Editing Whittier, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1950= 627
|1960= 809
|1970= 130
|1980= 198
|1990= 243
|2000= 182
|2010= 220
|2020= 272
| estyear=2022
| estimate=265
| estref=<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-02.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

Whittier first appeared on the 1950 U.S. census as an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated village]]. It formally incorporated in 1969.

As of 2018, there were 205 people living in the city, with 313 available housing units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=whittier+alaska&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=submit&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP|title=Search Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=June 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610203103/http://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=whittier+alaska&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=submit&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP|url-status=live}}</ref> Almost the entirety of this population lives within the 14-story Begich Towers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-alaska-a-community-under-one-roof|title=Around the Nation: Welcome To Whittier, Alaska, A Community Under One Roof|website=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|publication-date=January 18, 2015|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102193621/http://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-alaska-a-community-under-one-roof|url-status=live}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 68.3% White, 10.6% Asian, 6.9% Hispanic, 5.7% Native American.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/people/city/alaska/whittier|title=Whittier, Alaska People|publisher=Sperling: Best Places|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630115717/http://www.bestplaces.net/people/city/alaska/whittier|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are 124 households in the town and the average household size is roughly 1.79 people, according to 2014 statistics. Of these households, 56 are families and 68 are non-families. 40.30% of the population is married, and 32.34% are divorced. 51.78% of the population has children.<ref name=":1" />

The age distribution within the city shows that 13.96 percent of the population is under the age of 18, 3.15 percent is between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.87 percent is between the ages of 25 and 44, 52.25 percent is between the ages of 45 and 64, and 6.76 percent of the population is above the age of 65.<ref name=":1" />

The median income for a household in the city was $45,000 in 2019. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,106. Unemployment in Whittier was at a rate of 8.0 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/alaska/whittier|title=Whittier, Alaska Economy|publisher=Sperling's: Best Places|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630111746/http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/alaska/whittier|url-status=live}}</ref>