Teller

Population: 309
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $56,700

Located in Nome Census Area, Alaska, Teller is a community with a population of 309. At $42,500, its median household income sits below Nome Census Area's $76,643.

Between 2019 and 2023, Teller's population grew 60.1% from 193 to 309, while its median home value fell 50.0% from $113,400 to $56,700.

Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 309
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $56,700
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 115
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

193309

Median household income

$27,500$42,500

Median home value

$113,400$56,700

Median gross rent

$440$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	193	$27,500	$113,400	$440
2020	237	$28,958	$112,500	$900
2021	250	$32,083	$109,100	$927
2022	279	$34,688	$109,400	$1,055
2023	309	$42,500	$56,700	$1,008

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1729.8%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.6%
5 to 17	92	29.8%
18 to 24	39	12.6%
25 to 34	40	12.9%
35 to 44	27	8.7%
45 to 54	25	8.1%
55 to 64	32	10.4%
65 to 74	25	8.1%
75 and over	24	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	1.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	297	96.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate66.5%

Some college or associate's9.8%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	20.8%
High school graduate	115	66.5%
Some college or associate's	17	9.8%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone8.3%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked63.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means12.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8	8.3%
Carpooled	8	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	63.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	7.3%
Other means	12	12.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	93.3%
15 to 29 min	4	4.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 32.4% (100 of 309)

	Count	Share
Family households	83	86.5%
Nonfamily households	13	13.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	96	83.5%
Vacant	19	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	58.3%
Renter-occupied	40	41.7%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	106	92.2%
1-unit, attached	2	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0275930
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 65.2524, -166.3521