Akiachak vs Nunapitchuk

A side-by-side comparison of Akiachak and Nunapitchuk: population, income, housing, and more.

Akiachak and Nunapitchuk are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nunapitchuk has the higher population (766 vs 629 in Akiachak). Nunapitchuk has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $33,333 in Akiachak). Since 2019, Akiachak's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs -22.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
Population	629	766
Median age	22.6 yrs	23.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,333	$43,750
Median home value	—	$86,700
Median gross rent	$817	—
Housing units	155	166
Homeownership rate	62.3%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	25.0%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
Population	573 → 629 (+9.8%)	990 → 766 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $33,333 (-6.4%)	$38,036 → $43,750 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$54,300 → $27,900 (-48.6%)	$52,500 → $86,700 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $817 (+72.0%)	—

Akiachak

Population

573629

Median household income

$35,625$33,333

Median home value

$54,300$27,900

Median gross rent

$475$817

Nunapitchuk

Population

990766

Median household income

$38,036$43,750

Median home value

$52,500$86,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
Under 5	16.5%	13.4%
5 to 17	29.9%	28.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	4.8%
55 to 64	6.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	9.4%
75 and over	1.3%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.1%	96.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
No high school diploma	31.9%	32.8%
High school graduate	40.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
Drove alone	10.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.3%	47.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.7%
Other means	52.7%	49.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
1-unit, detached	94.8%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Akiachak	Nunapitchuk
Poverty rate	41.7%	29.5%
Average household size	4.56	5.01
Mean commute (minutes)	7	7
Median year structure built	1991	1990