Deering vs Selawik

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

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

Selawik has the higher population (403 vs 205 in Deering). Deering has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $50,833 in Selawik). Deering has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $72,500 in Selawik).

Population, income & housing

	Deering	Selawik
Population	205	403
Median age	28.1 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$50,833
Median home value	$106,300	$72,500
Median gross rent	$625	$488
Housing units	70	133
Homeownership rate	78.4%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	20.5%	34.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deering	Selawik
Population	143 → 205 (+43.4%)	792 → 403 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $55,625 (+30.9%)	$31,250 → $50,833 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $106,300 (+77.2%)	$83,600 → $72,500 (-13.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $625 (-42.3%)	$788 → $488 (-38.1%)

Deering

Population

143205

Median household income

$42,500$55,625

Median home value

$60,000$106,300

Median gross rent

$1,083$625

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)

	Deering	Selawik
Under 5	14.1%	13.9%
5 to 17	25.9%	34.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	22.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	18.4%
45 to 54	8.8%	2.2%
55 to 64	5.4%	7.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.2%
75 and over	1.0%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deering	Selawik
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82.4%	89.8%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deering	Selawik
No high school diploma	14.6%	33.7%
High school graduate	56.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deering	Selawik
Drove alone	0.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	9.4%
Walked	36.2%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	63.8%	25.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deering	Selawik
1-unit, detached	95.7%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Deering	Selawik
Poverty rate	18.5%	44.1%
Average household size	4.02	4.20
Mean commute (minutes)	9	6
Median year structure built	1985	1987