Tununak

Population: 405
Median household income: $49,063

Tununak, a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has 405 residents. Its median household income of $49,063 runs below the Bethel Census Area figure of $70,616.

From 2019 to 2023, Tununak's population held roughly steady from 401 to 405.

3.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 405
Median age: 23.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 81
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Unemployment rate: 30.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

401405

Median household income

$32,500$49,063

Median home value

$12,800$10,700

Median gross rent

$850$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	401	$32,500	—	$850
2020	338	$33,125	$12,800	$850
2021	309	$35,357	$10,700	$920
2022	450	$38,750	—	—
2023	405	$49,063	—	—

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

Age distribution

Under 513.6%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 2417.3%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over0.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	13.6%
5 to 17	95	23.5%
18 to 24	70	17.3%
25 to 34	78	19.3%
35 to 44	20	4.9%
45 to 54	30	7.4%
55 to 64	42	10.4%
65 to 74	12	3.0%
75 and over	3	0.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	393	97.0%
Asian	6	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate47.6%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	14.6%
High school graduate	88	47.6%
Some college or associate's	64	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked21.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means78.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	21.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	100	78.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	92.2%
15 to 29 min	4	3.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	6	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 5.40
Poverty rate: 28.9% (117 of 405)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	94.7%
Nonfamily households	4	5.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75	92.6%
Vacant	6	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51	68.0%
Renter-occupied	24	32.0%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0279230
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 60.6073, -165.1273