US Census Data

Point Hope vs Utqiaġvik

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

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

Utqiaġvik has the higher population (4,850 vs 721 in Point Hope). Utqiaġvik has the higher median household income ($89,038 vs $81,944 in Point Hope). Utqiaġvik has the higher median home value ($282,400 vs $184,700 in Point Hope).

Population, income & housing

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
Population7214,850
Median age25.3 yrs30.7 yrs
Median household income$81,944$89,038
Median home value$184,700$282,400
Median gross rent$1,288$1,190
Housing units1991,750
Homeownership rate68.1%44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%13.8%
Unemployment rate25.4%9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
Population594 → 721 (+21.4%)4,416 → 4,850 (+9.8%)
Median household income$62,813 → $81,944 (+30.5%)$86,413 → $89,038 (+3.0%)
Median home value$92,300 → $184,700 (+100.1%)$185,000 → $282,400 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent$933 → $1,288 (+38.0%)$1,039 → $1,190 (+14.5%)

Point Hope

Population
594721
Median household income
$62,813$81,944
Median home value
$92,300$184,700
Median gross rent
$933$1,288

Utqiaġvik

Population
4,4164,850
Median household income
$86,413$89,038
Median home value
$185,000$282,400
Median gross rent
$1,039$1,190

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
Under 516.1%5.8%
5 to 1728.3%26.3%
18 to 244.7%11.6%
25 to 3414.6%11.9%
35 to 4413.6%12.4%
45 to 547.8%10.2%
55 to 646.2%12.1%
65 to 744.2%7.5%
75 and over4.6%2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
White (non-Hispanic)1.4%14.3%
Black or African American0.7%1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native90.0%53.0%
Asian0.0%7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%2.7%
Some other race0.0%0.0%
Two or more races6.8%12.8%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
No high school diploma21.5%15.1%
High school graduate41.1%33.2%
Some college or associate's32.7%37.8%
Bachelor's degree2.7%7.4%
Graduate or professional degree1.9%6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
Drove alone12.3%39.2%
Carpooled6.7%27.1%
Public transit0.0%0.6%
Walked38.0%11.8%
Bicycle0.0%0.0%
Worked from home2.2%7.4%
Other means40.8%14.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
1-unit, detached98.0%61.0%
1-unit, attached0.0%4.9%
2 to 4 units0.0%11.3%
5 to 19 units2.0%18.2%
20 or more units0.0%4.3%
Mobile home & other0.0%0.3%

Poverty & households

Point HopeUtqiaġvik
Poverty rate18.1%9.1%
Average household size4.343.08
Mean commute (minutes)411
Median year structure built19831985

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