During the summer, subsistence dipnetting for salmon on the Copper River brings a large number of Alaskans from Anchorage and other areas of the state. During the April 1990 U.S. Census, there were 37 total housing units, and 15 of these were vacant. 12 jobs were estimated to be in the community. Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care Residents haul water from Chitina Spring, Trout and Suzie Lakes, or have individual wells. Outhouses and individual septic systems provide sewage disposal.
Residents desire a piped water and sewer system.
The community wants to develop a refuse transfer facility, and has partial funding to purchase an incinerator. To serve the heavy influx of tourists in summer, the community has asked for funding for a public facility with showers, washers, dryers, restrooms and a watering point, served by a water well and septic system, and an RV dump station. Water for the hydroelectric system is drawn from Trout Lake. Chitina Electric Inc. There are no state operated schools located in the community. Local hospitals or health clinics include Chitina Health Clinic.