Point Hope

Population: 721
Median household income: $81,944
Median home value: $184,700

Located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, Point Hope is a community with a population of 721. At $81,944, its median household income sits below North Slope Borough's $86,313.

Between 2019 and 2023, Point Hope's population grew 21.4% from 594 to 721, while its median home value rose 100.1% from $92,300 to $184,700.

The median resident is 25.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 721
Median age: 25.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,944
Median home value: $184,700
Median gross rent: $1,288
Housing units: 199
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
Unemployment rate: 25.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

594721

Median household income

$62,813$81,944

Median home value

$92,300$184,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,288

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	594	$62,813	$92,300	$933
2020	660	$59,375	$96,400	$1,042
2021	925	$62,321	$121,900	$1,089
2022	649	$56,250	$171,900	$1,250
2023	721	$81,944	$184,700	$1,288

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

Age distribution

Under 516.1%

5 to 1728.3%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	16.1%
5 to 17	204	28.3%
18 to 24	34	4.7%
25 to 34	105	14.6%
35 to 44	98	13.6%
45 to 54	56	7.8%
55 to 64	45	6.2%
65 to 74	30	4.2%
75 and over	33	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10	1.4%
Black or African American	5	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	649	90.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	21.5%
High school graduate	151	41.1%
Some college or associate's	120	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	10	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 4 min

Drove alone12.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked38.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means40.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22	12.3%
Carpooled	12	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	38.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.2%
Other means	73	40.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	96.6%
15 to 29 min	6	3.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.34
Poverty rate: 18.1% (129 of 714)

	Count	Share
Family households	138	83.1%
Nonfamily households	28	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	166	83.4%
Vacant	33	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	68.1%
Renter-occupied	53	31.9%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	195	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0261630
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 68.3442, -166.6804