Shungnak

Population: 211
Median household income: $76,667
Median home value: $85,000

Located in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, Shungnak is a community with a population of 211. The median household income of $76,667 is below the Northwest Arctic Borough median ($81,298).

Between 2019 and 2023, Shungnak's population declined 27.7% from 292 to 211, while its median home value fell 12.1% from $96,700 to $85,000.

Owners occupy 95.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 23.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 211
Median age: 23.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,667
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 68
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 29.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

292211

Median household income

$44,167$76,667

Median home value

$96,700$85,000

Median gross rent

$867$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	292	$44,167	$96,700	$867
2020	210	$60,000	$86,700	$850
2021	204	$60,938	$96,700	—
2022	244	$68,750	$127,100	—
2023	211	$76,667	$85,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 516.1%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	16.1%
5 to 17	56	26.5%
18 to 24	18	8.5%
25 to 34	25	11.8%
35 to 44	23	10.9%
45 to 54	11	5.2%
55 to 64	17	8.1%
65 to 74	21	10.0%
75 and over	6	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	211	100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate64.1%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	5.8%
High school graduate	66	64.1%
Some college or associate's	31	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 4 min

Drove alone8.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked57.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means19.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4	8.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	57.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	14.9%
Other means	9	19.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	100.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.80
Poverty rate: 31.5% (64 of 203)

	Count	Share
Family households	35	79.5%
Nonfamily households	9	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44	64.7%
Vacant	24	35.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42	95.5%
Renter-occupied	2	4.5%

1-unit, detached97.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	66	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0270100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.95 sq mi
Center point: 66.8851, -157.1746