Napakiak

Population: 595
Median household income: $26,563
Median home value: $31,900

Napakiak is a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, home to 595 residents. At $26,563, its median household income sits below Bethel Census Area's $70,616.

From 2019 to 2023, Napakiak's population grew 54.1% from 386 to 595, while its median home value fell 13.6% from $36,900 to $31,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 34.5% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 99.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 595
Median age: 22.2 yrs
Median household income: $26,563
Median home value: $31,900
Median gross rent: $1,702
Housing units: 164
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
Unemployment rate: 40.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

386595

Median household income

$25,795$26,563

Median home value

$36,900$31,900

Median gross rent

$475$1,702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	386	$25,795	$36,900	$475
2020	593	$23,542	$31,600	$1,605
2021	557	$20,982	$26,700	$1,650
2022	692	$23,889	$30,800	$1,638
2023	595	$26,563	$31,900	$1,702

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1734.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	9.4%
5 to 17	205	34.5%
18 to 24	44	7.4%
25 to 34	58	9.7%
35 to 44	85	14.3%
45 to 54	62	10.4%
55 to 64	54	9.1%
65 to 74	18	3.0%
75 and over	13	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1	0.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	591	99.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate66.6%

Some college or associate's11.7%

Bachelor's degree1.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	19.7%
High school graduate	193	66.6%
Some college or associate's	34	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	3	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone11.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked44.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means43.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10	11.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	44.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	38	43.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	83.9%
15 to 29 min	14	16.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.91
Poverty rate: 56.0% (333 of 595)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	80.3%
Nonfamily households	30	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	152	92.7%
Vacant	12	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	63.8%
Renter-occupied	55	36.2%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	81.1%
1-unit, attached	3	1.8%
2 to 4 units	26	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0252390
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 60.6906, -161.9866