Lower Kalskag

Population: 234
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $207,500

Lower Kalskag is a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, home to 234 residents. The median household income of $36,250 is below the Bethel Census Area median ($70,616).

From 2019 to 2023, Lower Kalskag's population declined 13.3% from 270 to 234, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $156,300 to $207,500.

3.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 234
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $207,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 77
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 19.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

270234

Median household income

$33,333$36,250

Median home value

$156,300$207,500

Median gross rent

$508$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	270	$33,333	$156,300	$508
2020	293	$33,250	$155,000	$400
2021	304	$31,719	$157,800	—
2022	261	$33,125	$172,900	$475
2023	234	$36,250	$207,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 512.4%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	12.4%
5 to 17	64	27.4%
18 to 24	11	4.7%
25 to 34	40	17.1%
35 to 44	25	10.7%
45 to 54	15	6.4%
55 to 64	22	9.4%
65 to 74	22	9.4%
75 and over	6	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	229	97.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate67.7%

Some college or associate's7.7%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	20.8%
High school graduate	88	67.7%
Some college or associate's	10	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	5	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone7.0%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit3.5%

Walked40.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means47.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4	7.0%
Carpooled	1	1.8%
Public transit	2	3.5%
Walked	23	40.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	27	47.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	86.0%
15 to 29 min	3	5.3%
30 to 44 min	5	8.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 44.0% (103 of 234)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	82.0%
Nonfamily households	11	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61	79.2%
Vacant	16	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49	80.3%
Renter-occupied	12	19.7%

1-unit, detached97.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0245460
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 61.5147, -160.3585