Buckland vs Selawik

A side-by-side comparison of Buckland and Selawik: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckland has the higher population (629 vs 403 in Selawik). Buckland has the higher median household income ($56,136 vs $50,833 in Selawik). Selawik has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $72,000 in Buckland).

Population, income & housing

	Buckland	Selawik
Population	629	403
Median age	21.6 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,136	$50,833
Median home value	$72,000	$72,500
Median gross rent	$1,054	$488
Housing units	159	133
Homeownership rate	78.1%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	33.3%	34.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckland	Selawik
Population	675 → 629 (-6.8%)	792 → 403 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $56,136 (+32.1%)	$31,250 → $50,833 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $72,000 (-17.5%)	$83,600 → $72,500 (-13.3%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,054 (+14.9%)	$788 → $488 (-38.1%)

Buckland

Population

675629

Median household income

$42,500$56,136

Median home value

$87,300$72,000

Median gross rent

$917$1,054

Selawik

Population

792403

Median household income

$31,250$50,833

Median home value

$83,600$72,500

Median gross rent

$788$488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckland	Selawik
Under 5	11.3%	13.9%
5 to 17	31.8%	34.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	18.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	18.4%
45 to 54	6.2%	2.2%
55 to 64	6.4%	7.2%
65 to 74	1.6%	5.2%
75 and over	4.5%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckland	Selawik
White (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91.7%	89.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckland	Selawik
No high school diploma	17.0%	33.7%
High school graduate	60.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckland	Selawik
Drove alone	6.3%	0.0%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	9.4%
Walked	37.8%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	9.4%
Other means	43.3%	25.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckland	Selawik
1-unit, detached	95.6%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buckland	Selawik
Poverty rate	17.1%	44.1%
Average household size	4.31	4.20
Mean commute (minutes)	3	6
Median year structure built	1983	1987