Nanwalek vs Nikolaevsk

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

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

Nanwalek has the higher population (208 vs 202 in Nikolaevsk). Nanwalek has the higher median household income ($68,250 vs $55,000 in Nikolaevsk). Nikolaevsk has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $141,700 in Nanwalek).

Population, income & housing

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
Population	208	202
Median age	19.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$55,000
Median home value	$141,700	$187,500
Housing units	61	151
Homeownership rate	75.7%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
Population	212 → 208 (-1.9%)	246 → 202 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $68,250 (+56.0%)	$42,625 → $55,000 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $141,700 (-7.4%)	$153,100 → $187,500 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$483 → $600 (+24.2%)	—

Nanwalek

Population

212208

Median household income

$43,750$68,250

Median home value

$153,100$141,700

Median gross rent

$483$600

Nikolaevsk

Population

246202

Median household income

$42,625$55,000

Median home value

$153,100$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
Under 5	9.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	28.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	21.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	6.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	4.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	19.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
White (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63.5%	8.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	32.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
No high school diploma	6.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	45.2%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
Drove alone	19.1%	79.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	45.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	20.3%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Nanwalek	Nikolaevsk
Poverty rate	13.9%	35.1%
Average household size	5.62	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	7	33
Median year structure built	1986	1997