Kotzebue vs Noatak

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

Kotzebue and Noatak 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 700 in Noatak). Kotzebue has the higher median household income ($106,328 vs $77,500 in Noatak). Kotzebue has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $156,300 in Noatak).

Population, income & housing

	Kotzebue	Noatak
Population	3,046	700
Median age	31.0 yrs	23.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,328	$77,500
Median home value	$264,500	$156,300
Median gross rent	$1,610	$850
Housing units	1,067	151
Homeownership rate	43.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	30.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kotzebue	Noatak
Population	3,287 → 3,046 (-7.3%)	415 → 700 (+68.7%)
Median household income	$81,188 → $106,328 (+31.0%)	$46,250 → $77,500 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$236,500 → $264,500 (+11.8%)	$80,000 → $156,300 (+95.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,453 → $1,610 (+10.8%)	$975 → $850 (-12.8%)

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

Noatak

Population

415700

Median household income

$46,250$77,500

Median home value

$80,000$156,300

Median gross rent

$975$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kotzebue	Noatak
Under 5	9.6%	11.6%
5 to 17	22.8%	29.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.6%
25 to 34	16.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	6.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	4.6%
75 and over	2.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kotzebue	Noatak
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	1.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64.3%	98.3%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kotzebue	Noatak
No high school diploma	6.8%	19.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kotzebue	Noatak
Drove alone	21.3%	7.9%
Carpooled	17.6%	3.3%
Public transit	2.1%	1.3%
Walked	42.3%	41.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	12.5%
Other means	10.7%	33.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kotzebue	Noatak
1-unit, detached	54.9%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	2.6%
20 or more units	8.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Kotzebue	Noatak
Poverty rate	13.4%	9.2%
Average household size	3.25	5.07
Mean commute (minutes)	7	7
Median year structure built	1983	1992