Golovin vs Shaktoolik

A side-by-side comparison of Golovin and Shaktoolik: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shaktoolik has the higher population (293 vs 205 in Golovin). Shaktoolik has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $63,750 in Golovin). Golovin has the higher median home value ($102,500 vs $93,000 in Shaktoolik).

Population, income & housing

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
Population	205	293
Median age	31.6 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$65,833
Median home value	$102,500	$93,000
Housing units	92	83
Homeownership rate	72.9%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	37.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
Population	142 → 205 (+44.4%)	302 → 293 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $63,750 (+18.6%)	$54,583 → $65,833 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $102,500 (-7.0%)	$85,000 → $93,000 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,042 (+9.7%)

Golovin

Population

142205

Median household income

$53,750$63,750

Median home value

$110,200$102,500

Shaktoolik

Population

302293

Median household income

$54,583$65,833

Median home value

$85,000$93,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
Under 5	6.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	29.8%	32.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.1%
75 and over	1.5%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.2%	98.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	52.6%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
Drove alone	12.9%	3.7%
Carpooled	17.6%	2.4%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	25.9%	47.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	31.8%	46.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
1-unit, detached	96.7%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Golovin	Shaktoolik
Poverty rate	7.3%	10.9%
Average household size	2.93	4.31
Mean commute (minutes)	4	3
Median year structure built	1983	1986