False Pass first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as the unincorporated area of "Unimak." This included the populations of both False Pass and Ikatan. It reported again in 1940, but in 1950, was returned separately as False Pass (as an unincorporated village). It was made a census-designated place in 1980.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, False Pass had a population of 397. The median age was 37.3 years. 5.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 2.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 297.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 326.1 males age 18 and over. There were 13 households in False Pass, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 7.7% were married-couple households, 46.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 64 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 40 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.50%
Native American, 26.56%
White, 1.56% from
other races, and 9.38% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 22 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.7% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.79. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 35.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $37,083 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $21,465. There were 11.1% of families and 8.0% of the population living below the
poverty line, including no under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64. Occupation categories for the 2000 census are shown in the accompanying pie chart. The community has traditionally depended upon commercial fishing, but it now employs only 24% of the workforce or 10 individuals. These individuals are boat captains and crewmen. As in many modern American communities, white collar sales/office and management positions now employ 51% of the employment positions or 21 people. ==Education==