Wainwright

Population: 612
Median household income: $85,750
Median home value: $109,100

Wainwright is a community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, home to 612 residents. Its median household income of $85,750 runs in line with the North Slope Borough figure of $86,313.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wainwright's population grew 23.9% from 494 to 612, while its median home value rose 14.8% from $95,000 to $109,100.

Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 612
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,750
Median home value: $109,100
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 186
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
Unemployment rate: 17.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

494612

Median household income

$62,292$85,750

Median home value

$95,000$109,100

Median gross rent

$788$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	494	$62,292	$95,000	$788
2020	437	$69,167	$94,400	$785
2021	556	$84,000	$92,300	$813
2022	621	$79,500	$97,100	$807
2023	612	$85,750	$109,100	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1728.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	11.8%
5 to 17	175	28.6%
18 to 24	35	5.7%
25 to 34	81	13.2%
35 to 44	108	17.6%
45 to 54	50	8.2%
55 to 64	45	7.4%
65 to 74	30	4.9%
75 and over	16	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7	1.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	551	90.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate58.8%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree0.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	16.1%
High school graduate	194	58.8%
Some college or associate's	71	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	2	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone31.3%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked31.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means19.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52	31.3%
Carpooled	26	15.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	31.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.8%
Other means	32	19.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	152	93.3%
15 to 29 min	11	6.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 16.0% (95 of 592)

	Count	Share
Family households	135	78.9%
Nonfamily households	36	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	171	91.9%
Vacant	15	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	66.1%
Renter-occupied	58	33.9%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8	4.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0282750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 70.6582, -159.9852