Chuathbaluk first appeared on the 1970 census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1975. Prior to that, the community had been known as "Little Russian Mission." This was not to be confused with the present city of Russian Mission (Ikogmute) on the Yukon, so it was often called the Little Russian Mission to avoid confusion. Under the prior name, it never reported a population separately.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Chuathbaluk had a population of 104. The median age was 26.0 years. 39.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 131.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 117.2 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 33 households in Chuathbaluk, of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 24.2% were married-couple households, 30.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 119 people, 33 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 43 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 5.04%
White, 91.60%
Native American, 0.84% from
other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. There were 33 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.3% were married couples living together, 27.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61 and the average family size was 4.21. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 42.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $28,750 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $10,100. There were 16.7% of families and 24.1% of the population living below the
poverty line, including 27.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. ==History==