Selawik

Population: 403
Median household income: $50,833
Median home value: $72,500

Selawik is a community in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, home to 403 residents. At $50,833, its median household income sits below Northwest Arctic Borough's $81,298.

From 2019 to 2023, Selawik's population declined 49.1% from 792 to 403, while its median home value fell 13.3% from $83,600 to $72,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 34.5% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 89.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 403
Median age: 19.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,833
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: $488
Housing units: 133
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Unemployment rate: 34.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

792403

Median household income

$31,250$50,833

Median home value

$83,600$72,500

Median gross rent

$788$488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	792	$31,250	$83,600	$788
2020	728	$33,438	$72,700	$463
2021	659	$43,000	$69,200	$513
2022	557	$52,917	$61,000	$475
2023	403	$50,833	$72,500	$488

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

Age distribution

Under 513.9%

5 to 1734.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4418.4%

45 to 542.2%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	13.9%
5 to 17	139	34.5%
18 to 24	33	8.2%
25 to 34	37	9.2%
35 to 44	74	18.4%
45 to 54	9	2.2%
55 to 64	29	7.2%
65 to 74	21	5.2%
75 and over	5	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15	3.7%
Black or African American	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	362	89.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	3.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.7%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	33.7%
High school graduate	63	36.0%
Some college or associate's	46	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit9.4%

Walked56.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means25.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	6	9.4%
Walked	36	56.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	9.4%
Other means	16	25.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	98.3%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	1	1.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.20
Poverty rate: 44.1% (175 of 397)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	91.7%
Nonfamily households	8	8.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	96	72.2%
Vacant	37	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52	54.2%
Renter-occupied	44	45.8%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113	85.0%
1-unit, attached	3	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3	2.3%
20 or more units	11	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0268230
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.96 sq mi
Center point: 66.6026, -159.9989