During the April 1990 U.S. Census, there were 1,499 total housing units, and 222 of these were vacant. 2,243 jobs were estimated to be in the community. Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care Water is derived from four primary wells and is stored in two 750,000-gal. Water storage capacity is 2.24 million gallons. The sewage treatment plant is capable of processing 1.25 million gallons a day.
Sewage is deposited in a secondary treatment lagoon.
Many homes use individual wells and septic tanks. The landfill uses a bale fill system. Copper Valley Electric purchases power from the State-owned Solomon Gulch Hydro Facility, and owns diesel plants in Glennallen and Valdez. Electricity is provided by Copper Valley Electric Assoc. There are 4 schools located in the community, attended by 969 students.