Atqasuk vs Point Lay

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

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

Point Lay has the higher population (288 vs 139 in Atqasuk). Point Lay has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $89,875 in Atqasuk). Atqasuk has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $117,000 in Point Lay).

Population, income & housing

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
Population	139	288
Median age	28.8 yrs	18.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,875	$92,000
Median home value	$137,500	$117,000
Median gross rent	$807	$825
Housing units	49	87
Homeownership rate	37.2%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
Population	162 → 139 (-14.2%)	227 → 288 (+26.9%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $89,875 (+4.2%)	$59,167 → $92,000 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $137,500 (+22.2%)	$106,300 → $117,000 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $807 (-35.4%)	$788 → $825 (+4.7%)

Atqasuk

Population

162139

Median household income

$86,250$89,875

Median home value

$112,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$1,250$807

Point Lay

Population

227288

Median household income

$59,167$92,000

Median home value

$106,300$117,000

Median gross rent

$788$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
Under 5	5.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	32.4%	41.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	29.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	6.6%
55 to 64	5.0%	3.8%
65 to 74	2.2%	2.4%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	6.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.0%	89.9%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
No high school diploma	21.3%	18.1%
High school graduate	37.5%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
Drove alone	37.3%	16.0%
Carpooled	21.6%	42.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.3%	29.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	3.9%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
1-unit, detached	98.0%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Atqasuk	Point Lay
Poverty rate	16.5%	7.3%
Average household size	3.23	4.24
Mean commute (minutes)	3	5
Median year structure built	1989	1988