Atqasuk vs Nuiqsut

A side-by-side comparison of Atqasuk and Nuiqsut: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nuiqsut has the higher population (529 vs 139 in Atqasuk). Atqasuk has the higher median household income ($89,875 vs $62,083 in Nuiqsut). Atqasuk has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $131,700 in Nuiqsut).

Population, income & housing

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
Population	139	529
Median age	28.8 yrs	27.1 yrs
Median household income	$89,875	$62,083
Median home value	$137,500	$131,700
Median gross rent	$807	$1,271
Housing units	49	149
Homeownership rate	37.2%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	24.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
Population	162 → 139 (-14.2%)	496 → 529 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $89,875 (+4.2%)	$75,000 → $62,083 (-17.2%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $137,500 (+22.2%)	$91,300 → $131,700 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $807 (-35.4%)	$888 → $1,271 (+43.1%)

Atqasuk

Population

162139

Median household income

$86,250$89,875

Median home value

$112,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$1,250$807

Nuiqsut

Population

496529

Median household income

$75,000$62,083

Median home value

$91,300$131,700

Median gross rent

$888$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
Under 5	5.8%	16.4%
5 to 17	32.4%	26.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	29.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	5.0%	3.8%
65 to 74	2.2%	10.0%
75 and over	0.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	15.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.0%	80.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
No high school diploma	21.3%	18.9%
High school graduate	37.5%	54.9%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
Drove alone	37.3%	27.7%
Carpooled	21.6%	24.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.3%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	3.9%	33.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
1-unit, detached	98.0%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Atqasuk	Nuiqsut
Poverty rate	16.5%	20.0%
Average household size	3.23	3.80
Mean commute (minutes)	3	7
Median year structure built	1989	1979