Alaska / AIANNHCE 6525 / Alaska Native area

Galena

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

4Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Galena within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Galena in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 686 service locations, and current service levels of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Alaska are associated with Galena, a Alaska Native Village. Interior Athabascan village on the Yukon River, formerly a military site, now focused on education and sustainability.

Website Summary: www.loudentribe.org

The Louden Tribe page for Galena functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	495	505	519	627	565	611
Households	183	192	196	266	282	295
Median age	32.1	34.9	32.6	32.1	36.1	35.3
Male / Female	46.3% / 53.7%	45.1% / 54.9%	46.4% / 53.6%	44.7% / 55.3%	44.2% / 55.8%	46.6% / 53.4%
Avg. household size	2.70	2.63	2.65	2.32	1.96	2.00
Pop. density (per sq mi)	28.7	29.2	30.0	36.3	32.7	35.4
HH density (per sq mi)	10.6	11.1	11.3	15.4	16.3	17.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$72,188	$76,111	$76,250	$77,813	$86,250	$87,875
Per capita income	$29,867	$38,583	$38,149	$42,687	$49,739	$44,957
Poverty rate	15.2%	13.9%	16.0%	12.0%	13.2%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	7.8%	8.0%	6.9%	1.9%	0.3%
HS diploma or higher	56.0%	69.0%	70.5%	67.0%	68.7%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	39.0%	35.3%	33.2%	31.0%	37.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	3.3 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	6.0 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2019Q4	3.2 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2020Q1	4.4 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2020Q2	4.5 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2020Q3	22.6 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2020Q4	29.9 Mbps	33.3 Mbps
2021Q1	4.7 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2021Q2	17.9 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2021Q3	24.0 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2021Q4	6.6 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2022Q1	27.9 Mbps	41.4 Mbps
2022Q2	10.4 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2022Q3	12.9 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2022Q4	89.1 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2023Q1	96.0 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2023Q2	76.5 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2023Q3	132.3 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2023Q4	111.5 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2024Q1	113.4 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2024Q2	70.5 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2024Q3	76.0 Mbps	9.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	34.5%	13.0%
2018	33.2%	22.2%
2019	33.3%	33.3%
2020	26.6%	23.5%
2021	27.0%	31.6%
2022	22.9%	63.6%
2023	11.0%	63.6%
2024	17.3%	20.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	0.0%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	17.3%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	4
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	686

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
American Broadband Holding Company	GCI Holdings LLC
Viasat, Inc.	American Broadband Holding Company
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	88.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	63.515

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	95.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	95.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	95.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	94.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	94.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	94.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	99.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	74.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.