Kotzebue vs Noorvik

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

Kotzebue and Noorvik 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 722 in Noorvik). Kotzebue has the higher median household income ($106,328 vs $63,125 in Noorvik). Kotzebue has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $137,500 in Noorvik).

Population, income & housing

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
Population	3,046	722
Median age	31.0 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$106,328	$63,125
Median home value	$264,500	$137,500
Median gross rent	$1,610	—
Housing units	1,067	167
Homeownership rate	43.6%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
Population	3,287 → 3,046 (-7.3%)	623 → 722 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$81,188 → $106,328 (+31.0%)	$43,750 → $63,125 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$236,500 → $264,500 (+11.8%)	$114,600 → $137,500 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,453 → $1,610 (+10.8%)	$620 → $633 (+2.1%)

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

Noorvik

Population

623722

Median household income

$43,750$63,125

Median home value

$114,600$137,500

Median gross rent

$620$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
Under 5	9.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	22.8%	28.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	24.2%
65 to 74	4.8%	4.7%
75 and over	2.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	1.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64.3%	79.8%
Asian	2.0%	17.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
No high school diploma	6.8%	22.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
Drove alone	21.3%	18.0%
Carpooled	17.6%	6.7%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	42.3%	48.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.6%
Other means	10.7%	21.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
1-unit, detached	54.9%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	8.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Kotzebue	Noorvik
Poverty rate	13.4%	19.5%
Average household size	3.25	4.88
Mean commute (minutes)	7	7
Median year structure built	1983	1984