Point Lay

Population: 288
Median household income: $92,000
Median home value: $117,000

Located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, Point Lay is a community with a population of 288. Its median household income of $92,000 runs above the North Slope Borough figure of $86,313.

Between 2019 and 2023, Point Lay's population grew 26.9% from 227 to 288, while its median home value rose 10.1% from $106,300 to $117,000.

94.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 288
Median age: 18.0 yrs
Median household income: $92,000
Median home value: $117,000
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 87
Homeownership rate: 45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

227288

Median household income

$59,167$92,000

Median home value

$106,300$117,000

Median gross rent

$788$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	227	$59,167	$106,300	$788
2020	176	$60,250	$107,800	$875
2021	229	$78,750	$107,100	$1,375
2022	172	$89,583	$118,200	—
2023	288	$92,000	$117,000	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1741.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 643.8%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	8.7%
5 to 17	119	41.3%
18 to 24	28	9.7%
25 to 34	53	18.4%
35 to 44	26	9.0%
45 to 54	19	6.6%
55 to 64	11	3.8%
65 to 74	7	2.4%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20	6.9%
Black or African American	2	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	259	89.9%
Asian	4	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	18.1%
High school graduate	39	33.6%
Some college or associate's	47	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	5	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone16.0%

Carpooled42.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked29.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means7.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15	16.0%
Carpooled	40	42.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	29.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.3%
Other means	7	7.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	98.9%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	1	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 4.24
Poverty rate: 7.3% (21 of 288)

	Count	Share
Family households	48	70.6%
Nonfamily households	20	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68	78.2%
Vacant	19	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31	45.6%
Renter-occupied	37	54.4%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	82	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0261700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 3.78 sq mi
Center point: 69.7371, -162.8350