Kongiganak vs Lower Kalskag

A side-by-side comparison of Kongiganak and Lower Kalskag: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kongiganak has the higher population (262 vs 234 in Lower Kalskag). Kongiganak has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $36,250 in Lower Kalskag). Kongiganak has the higher median home value ($221,400 vs $207,500 in Lower Kalskag).

Population, income & housing

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
Population	262	234
Median age	23.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$36,250
Median home value	$221,400	$207,500
Housing units	52	77
Homeownership rate	69.6%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
Population	433 → 262 (-39.5%)	270 → 234 (-13.3%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $68,333 (+35.8%)	$33,333 → $36,250 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $221,400 (+133.1%)	$156,300 → $207,500 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $492 (+3.6%)	$508 → $475 (-6.5%)

Kongiganak

Population

433262

Median household income

$50,313$68,333

Median home value

$95,000$221,400

Median gross rent

$475$492

Lower Kalskag

Population

270234

Median household income

$33,333$36,250

Median home value

$156,300$207,500

Median gross rent

$508$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
Under 5	9.9%	12.4%
5 to 17	31.3%	27.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	6.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.6%	9.4%
75 and over	0.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97.3%	97.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
No high school diploma	21.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	60.9%	67.7%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
Drove alone	0.0%	7.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.5%
Walked	31.4%	40.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	62.9%	47.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Kongiganak	Lower Kalskag
Poverty rate	8.0%	44.0%
Average household size	5.70	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	6	7
Median year structure built	1992	1987