Nuiqsut

Population: 529
Median household income: $62,083
Median home value: $131,700

Nuiqsut is a community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, home to 529 residents. At $62,083, its median household income sits below North Slope Borough's $86,313.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nuiqsut's population grew 6.7% from 496 to 529, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $91,300 to $131,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.8% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 80.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 529
Median age: 27.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,083
Median home value: $131,700
Median gross rent: $1,271
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.5%
Unemployment rate: 24.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

496529

Median household income

$75,000$62,083

Median home value

$91,300$131,700

Median gross rent

$888$1,271

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	496	$75,000	$91,300	$888
2020	535	$67,361	$89,500	$900
2021	751	$68,393	$103,100	$893
2022	564	$76,250	$131,300	$1,094
2023	529	$62,083	$131,700	$1,271

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

Age distribution

Under 516.4%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 643.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	87	16.4%
5 to 17	142	26.8%
18 to 24	25	4.7%
25 to 34	71	13.4%
35 to 44	42	7.9%
45 to 54	74	14.0%
55 to 64	20	3.8%
65 to 74	53	10.0%
75 and over	15	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82	15.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	425	80.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate54.9%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree1.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	18.9%
High school graduate	151	54.9%
Some college or associate's	65	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	5	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone27.7%

Carpooled24.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means33.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39	27.7%
Carpooled	34	24.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	14.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.7%
Other means	47	33.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	96.4%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.80
Poverty rate: 20.0% (106 of 529)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	86.6%
Nonfamily households	16	13.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	119	79.9%
Vacant	30	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	71	59.7%
Renter-occupied	48	40.3%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0256320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 70.2126, -151.0251