Atqasuk vs Wainwright

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

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

Wainwright has the higher population (612 vs 139 in Atqasuk). Atqasuk has the higher median household income ($89,875 vs $85,750 in Wainwright). Atqasuk has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $109,100 in Wainwright).

Population, income & housing

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
Population	139	612
Median age	28.8 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,875	$85,750
Median home value	$137,500	$109,100
Median gross rent	$807	$765
Housing units	49	186
Homeownership rate	37.2%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
Population	162 → 139 (-14.2%)	494 → 612 (+23.9%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $89,875 (+4.2%)	$62,292 → $85,750 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $137,500 (+22.2%)	$95,000 → $109,100 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $807 (-35.4%)	$788 → $765 (-2.9%)

Atqasuk

Population

162139

Median household income

$86,250$89,875

Median home value

$112,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$1,250$807

Wainwright

Population

494612

Median household income

$62,292$85,750

Median home value

$95,000$109,100

Median gross rent

$788$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
Under 5	5.8%	11.8%
5 to 17	32.4%	28.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	29.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	17.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	5.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	2.2%	4.9%
75 and over	0.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.0%	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	2.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
No high school diploma	21.3%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.5%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
Drove alone	37.3%	31.3%
Carpooled	21.6%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.3%	31.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	3.9%	19.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
1-unit, detached	98.0%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atqasuk	Wainwright
Poverty rate	16.5%	16.0%
Average household size	3.23	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	3	6
Median year structure built	1989	1978