Anaktuvuk Pass vs Point Hope

A side-by-side comparison of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope: population, income, housing, and more.

Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Point Hope has the higher population (721 vs 277 in Anaktuvuk Pass). Anaktuvuk Pass has the higher median household income ($83,250 vs $81,944 in Point Hope). Point Hope has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $137,500 in Anaktuvuk Pass).

Population, income & housing

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
Population	277	721
Median age	23.2 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,250	$81,944
Median home value	$137,500	$184,700
Median gross rent	$1,143	$1,288
Housing units	103	199
Homeownership rate	48.1%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	25.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
Population	315 → 277 (-12.1%)	594 → 721 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$60,893 → $83,250 (+36.7%)	$62,813 → $81,944 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$126,400 → $137,500 (+8.8%)	$92,300 → $184,700 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $1,143 (+32.3%)	$933 → $1,288 (+38.0%)

Anaktuvuk Pass

Population

315277

Median household income

$60,893$83,250

Median home value

$126,400$137,500

Median gross rent

$864$1,143

Point Hope

Population

594721

Median household income

$62,813$81,944

Median home value

$92,300$184,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
Under 5	13.4%	16.1%
5 to 17	30.0%	28.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	22.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	5.8%	6.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	4.2%
75 and over	1.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86.3%	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	11.9%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
No high school diploma	11.2%	21.5%
High school graduate	44.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
Drove alone	29.5%	12.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.0%	38.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	2.2%
Other means	35.2%	40.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
1-unit, detached	90.3%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Anaktuvuk Pass	Point Hope
Poverty rate	17.6%	18.1%
Average household size	3.51	4.34
Mean commute (minutes)	5	4
Median year structure built	1983	1983