Clam Gulch vs Nanwalek

A side-by-side comparison of Clam Gulch and Nanwalek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clam Gulch has the higher population (294 vs 208 in Nanwalek). Clam Gulch has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $68,250 in Nanwalek). Clam Gulch has the higher median home value ($244,400 vs $141,700 in Nanwalek).

Population, income & housing

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
Population	294	208
Median age	42.5 yrs	19.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$68,250
Median home value	$244,400	$141,700
Housing units	157	61
Homeownership rate	96.4%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
Population	227 → 294 (+29.5%)	212 → 208 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $91,250 (+119.5%)	$43,750 → $68,250 (+56.0%)
Median home value	$143,800 → $244,400 (+70.0%)	$153,100 → $141,700 (-7.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$483 → $600 (+24.2%)

Clam Gulch

Population

227294

Median household income

$41,563$91,250

Median home value

$143,800$244,400

Nanwalek

Population

212208

Median household income

$43,750$68,250

Median home value

$153,100$141,700

Median gross rent

$483$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
Under 5	4.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	11.6%	28.8%
18 to 24	14.6%	21.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	5.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	8.2%	4.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	21.4%	9.6%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	2.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.8%	63.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	32.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
Drove alone	75.8%	19.1%
Carpooled	19.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	45.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	23.5%
Other means	4.5%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clam Gulch	Nanwalek
Poverty rate	4.1%	13.9%
Average household size	2.67	5.62
Mean commute (minutes)	39	7
Median year structure built	1993	1986