Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,277
Median household income: $48,233
Median home value: $72,700

Kusilvak Census Area is a county in Alaska with a population of 8,277. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $48,233 runs below the Alaska figure of $89,336.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kusilvak Census Area's population held roughly steady from 8,250 to 8,277, while its median household income rose 31.2% from $36,754 to $48,233.

The typical home was built around 1988. 31.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,277
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,233
Median home value: $72,700
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 2,341
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 18.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2508,277

Median household income

$36,754$48,233

Median home value

$71,500$72,700

Median gross rent

$632$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,250	$36,754	$71,500	$632
2020	8,298	$37,358	$72,800	$710
2021	8,354	$37,975	$66,200	$763
2022	8,372	$42,663	$82,200	$819
2023	8,277	$48,233	$72,700	$832

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

Age distribution

Under 513.0%

5 to 1728.8%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,074	13.0%
5 to 17	2,385	28.8%
18 to 24	824	10.0%
25 to 34	1,176	14.2%
35 to 44	849	10.3%
45 to 54	671	8.1%
55 to 64	767	9.3%
65 to 74	390	4.7%
75 and over	141	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	254	3.1%
Black or African American	73	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7,154	86.4%
Asian	24	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	624	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	136	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate52.3%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	757	19.0%
High school graduate	2,090	52.3%
Some college or associate's	917	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	194	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone4.4%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked44.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means43.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	4.4%
Carpooled	44	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1,040	44.5%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	140	6.0%
Other means	1,006	43.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,084	94.9%
15 to 29 min	97	4.4%
30 to 44 min	7	0.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 4.23
Poverty rate: 31.2% (2,555 of 8,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,589	84.0%
Nonfamily households	302	16.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,891	80.8%
Vacant	450	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,313	69.4%
Renter-occupied	578	30.6%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,122	90.6%
1-unit, attached	37	1.6%
2 to 4 units	129	5.5%
5 to 19 units	30	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	1.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 02158
State: Alaska
Land area: 17,078 sq mi
Water area: 2,581 sq mi
Center point: 62.2836, -163.1902