Kotzebue

Population: 3,046
Median household income: $106,328
Median home value: $264,500

Kotzebue is a community in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, home to 3,046 residents. Its median household income of $106,328 runs above the Northwest Arctic Borough figure of $81,298.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kotzebue's population declined 7.3% from 3,287 to 3,046, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $236,500 to $264,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.8% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 64.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,046
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $106,328
Median home value: $264,500
Median gross rent: $1,610
Housing units: 1,067
Homeownership rate: 43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2873,046

Median household income

$81,188$106,328

Median home value

$236,500$264,500

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,610

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,287	$81,188	$236,500	$1,453
2020	3,283	$87,000	$239,700	$1,461
2021	3,199	$95,385	$246,400	$1,463
2022	3,088	$101,071	$251,900	$1,633
2023	3,046	$106,328	$264,500	$1,610

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	293	9.6%
5 to 17	693	22.8%
18 to 24	239	7.8%
25 to 34	516	16.9%
35 to 44	416	13.7%
45 to 54	352	11.6%
55 to 64	320	10.5%
65 to 74	147	4.8%
75 and over	70	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	567	18.6%
Black or African American	39	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,959	64.3%
Asian	62	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	275	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	6.8%
High school graduate	701	38.5%
Some college or associate's	632	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	229	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	135	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone21.3%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked42.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means10.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	300	21.3%
Carpooled	248	17.6%
Public transit	29	2.1%
Walked	597	42.3%
Bicycle	9	0.6%
Worked from home	77	5.5%
Other means	151	10.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,229	92.1%
15 to 29 min	66	4.9%
30 to 44 min	5	0.4%
45 to 59 min	10	0.7%
60+ min	24	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 13.4% (402 of 2,994)

	Count	Share
Family households	554	65.6%
Nonfamily households	291	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	845	79.2%
Vacant	222	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	368	43.6%
Renter-occupied	477	56.4%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units17.6%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	586	54.9%
1-unit, attached	13	1.2%
2 to 4 units	188	17.6%
5 to 19 units	162	15.2%
20 or more units	95	8.9%
Mobile home & other	23	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0241830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 2.1 sq mi
Center point: 66.8868, -162.4917