Kiana vs Kotzebue

A side-by-side comparison of Kiana and Kotzebue: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kotzebue has the higher population (3,046 vs 471 in Kiana). Kotzebue has the higher median household income ($106,328 vs $66,719 in Kiana). Kotzebue has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $115,600 in Kiana).

Population, income & housing

	Kiana	Kotzebue
Population	471	3,046
Median age	24.8 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,719	$106,328
Median home value	$115,600	$264,500
Median gross rent	$925	$1,610
Housing units	149	1,067
Homeownership rate	73.3%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	28.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiana	Kotzebue
Population	285 → 471 (+65.3%)	3,287 → 3,046 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $66,719 (+49.7%)	$81,188 → $106,328 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $115,600 (+6.7%)	$236,500 → $264,500 (+11.8%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $925 (+7.8%)	$1,453 → $1,610 (+10.8%)

Kiana

Population

285471

Median household income

$44,583$66,719

Median home value

$108,300$115,600

Median gross rent

$858$925

Kotzebue

Population

3,2873,046

Median household income

$81,188$106,328

Median home value

$236,500$264,500

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,610

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiana	Kotzebue
Under 5	8.3%	9.6%
5 to 17	27.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.8%
75 and over	4.0%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiana	Kotzebue
White (non-Hispanic)	6.6%	18.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.7%	64.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiana	Kotzebue
No high school diploma	13.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	58.6%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiana	Kotzebue
Drove alone	8.7%	21.3%
Carpooled	15.7%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	45.2%	42.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.3%	5.5%
Other means	19.1%	10.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiana	Kotzebue
1-unit, detached	91.9%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	17.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Kiana	Kotzebue
Poverty rate	22.9%	13.4%
Average household size	4.49	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	4	7
Median year structure built	1985	1983