North Slope Borough, Alaska

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,891
Median household income: $86,313
Median home value: $219,600

North Slope Borough is a county in Alaska with a population of 10,891. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,313, its median household income sits in line with Alaska's $89,336.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Slope Borough's population grew 11.2% from 9,792 to 10,891, while its median household income rose 8.8% from $79,306 to $86,313.

The median resident is 35.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,891
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,313
Median home value: $219,600
Median gross rent: $1,167
Housing units: 2,640
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,79210,891

Median household income

$79,306$86,313

Median home value

$152,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,167

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,792	$79,306	$152,500	$1,000
2020	9,375	$79,083	$162,500	$1,050
2021	10,865	$83,992	$173,500	$1,039
2022	10,924	$83,472	$193,800	$1,231
2023	10,891	$86,313	$219,600	$1,167

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	636	5.8%
5 to 17	2,078	19.1%
18 to 24	875	8.0%
25 to 34	1,786	16.4%
35 to 44	1,719	15.8%
45 to 54	1,461	13.4%
55 to 64	1,478	13.6%
65 to 74	668	6.1%
75 and over	190	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,395	31.2%
Black or African American	175	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,158	47.4%
Asian	555	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	209	1.9%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	809	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	578	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	717	9.8%
High school graduate	3,192	43.7%
Some college or associate's	2,303	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	647	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	443	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone18.9%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked38.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means16.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,162	18.9%
Carpooled	1,240	20.2%
Public transit	45	0.7%
Walked	2,378	38.8%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	301	4.9%
Other means	997	16.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,767	81.7%
15 to 29 min	714	12.2%
30 to 44 min	117	2.0%
45 to 59 min	23	0.4%
60+ min	211	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 8.3% (897 of 10,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,631	74.0%
Nonfamily households	574	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,205	83.5%
Vacant	435	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,092	49.5%
Renter-occupied	1,113	50.5%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,909	72.3%
1-unit, attached	86	3.3%
2 to 4 units	208	7.9%
5 to 19 units	340	12.9%
20 or more units	76	2.9%
Mobile home & other	21	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 02185
State: Alaska
Land area: 88,793 sq mi
Water area: 6,035 sq mi
Center point: 69.4493, -153.4728