Upper Kalskag

Population: 232
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $219,400

Upper Kalskag is a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, home to 232 residents. Its median household income of $49,167 runs below the Bethel Census Area figure of $70,616.

Between 2019 and 2023, Upper Kalskag's population declined 1.7% from 236 to 232, while its median home value rose 71.3% from $128,100 to $219,400.

Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 19.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 232
Median age: 19.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $219,400
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 85
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 29.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

236232

Median household income

$38,958$49,167

Median home value

$128,100$219,400

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	236	$38,958	$128,100	$1,000
2020	239	$41,250	$151,300	$1,063
2021	225	$40,000	$110,400	$933
2022	253	$43,750	$175,000	$1,063
2023	232	$49,167	$219,400	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 515.5%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 741.3%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	15.5%
5 to 17	66	28.4%
18 to 24	33	14.2%
25 to 34	30	12.9%
35 to 44	23	9.9%
45 to 54	14	6.0%
55 to 64	25	10.8%
65 to 74	3	1.3%
75 and over	2	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	11.2%
Black or African American	1	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	186	80.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate55.7%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	14.4%
High school graduate	54	55.7%
Some college or associate's	22	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	5	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone16.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit6.6%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means41.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10	16.4%
Carpooled	6	9.8%
Public transit	4	6.6%
Walked	7	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	14.8%
Other means	25	41.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	78.8%
15 to 29 min	5	9.6%
30 to 44 min	6	11.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.14
Poverty rate: 27.2% (61 of 224)

	Count	Share
Family households	40	71.4%
Nonfamily households	16	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56	65.9%
Vacant	29	34.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39	69.6%
Renter-occupied	17	30.4%

1-unit, detached95.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	95.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0281320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 61.5392, -160.3509