Kivalina vs Selawik

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

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

Kivalina has the higher population (813 vs 403 in Selawik). Kivalina has the higher median household income ($70,278 vs $50,833 in Selawik). Kivalina has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $72,500 in Selawik).

Population, income & housing

	Kivalina	Selawik
Population	813	403
Median age	20.7 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$50,833
Median home value	$119,600	$72,500
Median gross rent	$1,028	$488
Housing units	174	133
Homeownership rate	79.2%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	23.9%	34.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kivalina	Selawik
Population	683 → 813 (+19.0%)	792 → 403 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $70,278 (+30.7%)	$31,250 → $50,833 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$86,000 → $119,600 (+39.1%)	$83,600 → $72,500 (-13.3%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $1,028 (+43.4%)	$788 → $488 (-38.1%)

Kivalina

Population

683813

Median household income

$53,750$70,278

Median home value

$86,000$119,600

Median gross rent

$717$1,028

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)

	Kivalina	Selawik
Under 5	10.2%	13.9%
5 to 17	37.0%	34.5%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	18.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	2.2%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.2%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.2%
75 and over	2.2%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kivalina	Selawik
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.8%	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	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kivalina	Selawik
No high school diploma	22.3%	33.7%
High school graduate	66.1%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	9.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kivalina	Selawik
Drove alone	2.2%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	4.8%	9.4%
Walked	48.9%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.4%
Other means	42.5%	25.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kivalina	Selawik
1-unit, detached	94.3%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kivalina	Selawik
Poverty rate	22.1%	44.1%
Average household size	5.28	4.20
Mean commute (minutes)	4	6
Median year structure built	1982	1987