Alaska / AIANNHCE 7410 / Alaska Native area

Sand Point

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

99.8%25/3 availability

99.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

4Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Sand Point within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Sand Point in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 420 service locations, and current service levels of 99.8% at 25/3 Mbps, and 99.8% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Alaska are associated with Sand Point, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.qttribe.org

The Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point is the federally recognized government for over 900 Tribal Citizens who are primarily of Aleut Heritage primarily residing in Sand Point Alaska, on Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands. We proudly serve more than 900 Tribal Citizens of Aleut heritage living in Sand Point, Alaska. Welcome to the official website of the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point! Welcome to the official website of the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point. Our mission is to strengthen and support our members through social, economic, educational, health, and cultural programs. The Tribe has many programs we're working on for our people. If you can't find information on our website, or have questions regarding specific programs, please feel free to contact the office. Close We are very excited for the launch of our new design.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,309	1,186	1,164	1,048	1,124	1,046
Households	424	422	397	341	375	442
Median age	42.5	47.3	48.4	48.3	46.7	42.3
Male / Female	56.9% / 43.1%	53.8% / 46.2%	55.3% / 44.7%	55.3% / 44.7%	58.8% / 41.2%	56.1% / 43.9%
Avg. household size	2.55	2.31	2.40	2.33	2.22	2.14
Pop. density (per sq mi)	133.4	120.8	118.6	106.8	114.5	106.6
HH density (per sq mi)	43.2	43.0	40.5	34.8	38.2	45.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$67,500	$85,833	$75,625	$79,922	$73,125	$81,563
Per capita income	$34,675	$37,722	$37,220	$40,288	$43,196	$43,550
Poverty rate	14.3%	10.2%	10.5%	8.9%	13.0%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.8%	3.9%	3.2%	3.2%	13.9%
HS diploma or higher	53.5%	55.9%	58.5%	58.8%	62.5%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	15.1%	16.5%	16.0%	14.6%	17.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	7.9 Mbps	32.7 Mbps
2022Q3	96.1 Mbps	25.0 Mbps
2022Q4	100.5 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2023Q1	140.8 Mbps	17.2 Mbps
2023Q2	186.1 Mbps	44.7 Mbps
2023Q3	157.3 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2023Q4	523.3 Mbps	65.0 Mbps
2024Q1	351.4 Mbps	55.1 Mbps
2024Q2	202.0 Mbps	35.8 Mbps
2024Q3	273.1 Mbps	35.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2024	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	63.4%	47.8%
2018	57.0%	49.1%
2019	50.2%	37.8%
2020	58.1%	40.0%
2021	56.4%	35.3%
2022	56.3%	34.7%
2023	47.7%	40.4%
2024	38.0%	45.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.8%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%	85%
Adoption	38.0%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	4
Mobile broadband providers	1
Broadband serviceable locations	420

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	American Broadband Holding Company
EchoStar Corporation	—
American Broadband Holding Company	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	99.8%	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	28.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	30.441

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	87.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	87.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	87.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	83.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	83.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	83.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	77.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
GSO Satellite	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Copper	66.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Copper	66.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Copper	66.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.