Akiak

Population: 273
Median household income: $71,667
Median home value: $22,500

Located in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, Akiak is a community with a population of 273. Its median household income of $71,667 runs in line with the Bethel Census Area figure of $70,616.

From 2019 to 2023, Akiak's population declined 28.3% from 381 to 273, while its median home value fell 57.1% from $52,500 to $22,500.

6.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 273
Median age: 25.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,667
Median home value: $22,500
Median gross rent: $425
Housing units: 67
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 25.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

381273

Median household income

$48,750$71,667

Median home value

$52,500$22,500

Median gross rent

$950$425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	381	$48,750	$52,500	$950
2020	298	$54,375	$55,000	—
2021	293	$56,875	—	—
2022	298	$68,125	—	$417
2023	273	$71,667	$22,500	$425

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1731.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	7.7%
5 to 17	86	31.5%
18 to 24	25	9.2%
25 to 34	33	12.1%
35 to 44	36	13.2%
45 to 54	21	7.7%
55 to 64	20	7.3%
65 to 74	28	10.3%
75 and over	3	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10	3.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	263	96.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.1%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	24.1%
High school graduate	71	50.4%
Some college or associate's	27	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	9	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone10.1%

Carpooled20.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked49.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means20.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8	10.1%
Carpooled	16	20.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	49.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	16	20.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	89.9%
15 to 29 min	8	10.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.55
Poverty rate: 31.9% (87 of 273)

	Count	Share
Family households	46	76.7%
Nonfamily households	14	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60	89.6%
Vacant	7	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49	81.7%
Renter-occupied	11	18.3%

1-unit, detached98.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	66	98.5%
1-unit, attached	1	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0200870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 60.9128, -161.2162