Nikolai

Population: 89
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $101,300

Nikolai is a community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to 89 residents. Its median household income of $36,250 runs below the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area figure of $52,642.

From 2019 to 2023, Nikolai's population declined 37.8% from 143 to 89, while its median home value rose 96.7% from $51,500 to $101,300.

9.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 89
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 59
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14389

Median household income

$37,500$36,250

Median home value

$51,500$101,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	143	$37,500	$51,500
2020	115	$32,083	$68,800
2021	104	—	$58,000
2022	87	—	$85,000
2023	89	$36,250	$101,300

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 176.7%

18 to 241.1%

25 to 3429.2%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6421.3%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	4.5%
5 to 17	6	6.7%
18 to 24	1	1.1%
25 to 34	26	29.2%
35 to 44	6	6.7%
45 to 54	12	13.5%
55 to 64	19	21.3%
65 to 74	5	5.6%
75 and over	10	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2	2.2%
Black or African American	2	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	59.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	28.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	11.5%
High school graduate	35	44.9%
Some college or associate's	27	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	7	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 4 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked23.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means74.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	23.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	2.6%
Other means	29	74.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	94.7%
15 to 29 min	1	2.6%
30 to 44 min	1	2.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.59
Poverty rate: 34.8% (31 of 89)

	Count	Share
Family households	21	37.5%
Nonfamily households	35	62.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56	94.9%
Vacant	3	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	73.2%
Renter-occupied	15	26.8%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0254150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 63.0077, -154.3751