Kipnuk

Population: 488
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $33,100

Located in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, Kipnuk is a community with a population of 488. At $55,417, its median household income sits below Bethel Census Area's $70,616.

From 2019 to 2023, Kipnuk's population declined 4.5% from 511 to 488, while its median home value fell 43.1% from $58,200 to $33,100.

The typical home was built around 1993. 26.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 25.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $33,100
Median gross rent: $556
Housing units: 129
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.2%
Unemployment rate: 28.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

511488

Median household income

$38,036$55,417

Median home value

$58,200$33,100

Median gross rent

$308$556

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	511	$38,036	$58,200	—
2020	360	$36,563	$57,500	—
2021	467	$35,357	$48,300	$308
2022	572	$43,750	$43,300	$425
2023	488	$55,417	$33,100	$556

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1728.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	10.2%
5 to 17	139	28.5%
18 to 24	47	9.6%
25 to 34	79	16.2%
35 to 44	38	7.8%
45 to 54	52	10.7%
55 to 64	50	10.2%
65 to 74	19	3.9%
75 and over	14	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	0.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	485	99.4%
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 diploma18.3%

High school graduate68.7%

Some college or associate's11.9%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	18.3%
High school graduate	173	68.7%
Some college or associate's	30	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked25.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means71.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	25.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	2.7%
Other means	79	71.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	95.3%
15 to 29 min	5	4.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.24
Poverty rate: 26.6% (130 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	82.6%
Nonfamily households	20	17.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	115	89.1%
Vacant	14	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	72.2%
Renter-occupied	32	27.8%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0239740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 59.9340, -164.0928