Nuiqsut vs Point Lay

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

Nuiqsut and Point Lay 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 288 in Point Lay). Point Lay has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $62,083 in Nuiqsut). Nuiqsut has the higher median home value ($131,700 vs $117,000 in Point Lay).

Population, income & housing

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
Population	529	288
Median age	27.1 yrs	18.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$92,000
Median home value	$131,700	$117,000
Median gross rent	$1,271	$825
Housing units	149	87
Homeownership rate	59.7%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	24.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
Population	496 → 529 (+6.7%)	227 → 288 (+26.9%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $62,083 (-17.2%)	$59,167 → $92,000 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $131,700 (+44.2%)	$106,300 → $117,000 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,271 (+43.1%)	$788 → $825 (+4.7%)

Nuiqsut

Population

496529

Median household income

$75,000$62,083

Median home value

$91,300$131,700

Median gross rent

$888$1,271

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)

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
Under 5	16.4%	8.7%
5 to 17	26.8%	41.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	18.4%
35 to 44	7.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	6.6%
55 to 64	3.8%	3.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	2.4%
75 and over	2.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
White (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	6.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80.3%	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	4.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
No high school diploma	18.9%	18.1%
High school graduate	54.9%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
Drove alone	27.7%	16.0%
Carpooled	24.1%	42.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.2%	29.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	4.3%
Other means	33.3%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
1-unit, detached	87.2%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Nuiqsut	Point Lay
Poverty rate	20.0%	7.3%
Average household size	3.80	4.24
Mean commute (minutes)	7	5
Median year structure built	1979	1988