Goodnews Bay vs Newtok

A side-by-side comparison of Goodnews Bay and Newtok: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goodnews Bay has the higher population (113 vs 40 in Newtok). Goodnews Bay has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $83,300 in Newtok). Since 2019, Goodnews Bay's population has grown faster (-37.9% vs -87.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
Population	113	40
Median age	32.6 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$29,167	—
Median home value	$125,000	$83,300
Housing units	38	23
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	31.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
Population	182 → 113 (-37.9%)	315 → 40 (-87.3%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $29,167 (-22.2%)	$37,083 → $34,583 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$61,000 → $125,000 (+104.9%)	$47,200 → $83,300 (+76.5%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $375 (+0.0%)	—

Goodnews Bay

Population

182113

Median household income

$37,500$29,167

Median home value

$61,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$375$375

Newtok

Population

31540

Median household income

$37,083$34,583

Median home value

$47,200$83,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
Under 5	15.0%	10.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	18.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	20.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	2.7%	22.5%
75 and over	0.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99.1%	90.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
No high school diploma	28.6%	48.1%
High school graduate	62.9%	51.9%
Some college or associate's	8.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	54.8%	100.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	45.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
1-unit, detached	84.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goodnews Bay	Newtok
Poverty rate	55.8%	0.0%
Average household size	3.14	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	4	—
Median year structure built	1996	1966