Unalakleet

Population: 800
Median household income: $86,250
Median home value: $163,800

Located in Nome Census Area, Alaska, Unalakleet is a community with a population of 800. Its median household income of $86,250 runs above the Nome Census Area figure of $76,643.

Between 2019 and 2023, Unalakleet's population grew 13.2% from 707 to 800, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $111,100 to $163,800.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 18.0% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 69.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 800
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,250
Median home value: $163,800
Median gross rent: $1,180
Housing units: 245
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

707800

Median household income

$70,000$86,250

Median home value

$111,100$163,800

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,180

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	707	$70,000	$111,100	$1,188
2020	768	$84,375	$116,700	$1,096
2021	728	$83,750	$109,000	$1,073
2022	743	$84,375	$155,400	$1,094
2023	800	$86,250	$163,800	$1,180

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	10.5%
5 to 17	135	16.9%
18 to 24	55	6.9%
25 to 34	91	11.4%
35 to 44	144	18.0%
45 to 54	99	12.4%
55 to 64	112	14.0%
65 to 74	50	6.3%
75 and over	30	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	200	25.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	558	69.8%
Asian	4	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree37.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	5.3%
High school graduate	148	28.1%
Some college or associate's	119	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	32	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	199	37.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 3 min

Drove alone24.9%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked51.5%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means8.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	97	24.9%
Carpooled	15	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	201	51.5%
Bicycle	6	1.5%
Worked from home	37	9.5%
Other means	34	8.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	98.3%
15 to 29 min	6	1.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 12.8% (95 of 745)

	Count	Share
Family households	152	80.0%
Nonfamily households	38	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	190	77.6%
Vacant	55	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	107	56.3%
Renter-occupied	83	43.7%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	205	83.7%
1-unit, attached	13	5.3%
2 to 4 units	19	7.8%
5 to 19 units	8	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0280660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 2.1 sq mi
Center point: 63.8930, -160.7958