Port Heiden first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Aleut village of "Mashikh." Some maps erroneously placed it at the latter settlement of Port Moller instead of at Port Heiden. In 1890, it returned as "Meshik." It next reported in 1920 as Port Heiden, and again in 1930. It did not appear again until 1960, but has appeared in every subsequent census. It was formally incorporated in 1972.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Port Heiden had a population of 100. The median age was 30.0 years. 28.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 5.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over. There were 40 households in Port Heiden, of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.0% were married-couple households, 25.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 119 people, 41 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 19.33%
White, 65.55%
Native American, 2.52% from
other races, and 12.61% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 41 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.79. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 39.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $70,000. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $21,667 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,532. There were no families and 5.6% of the population living below the
poverty line, including no under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64. ==References==