Noatak vs Noorvik

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

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

Noorvik has the higher population (722 vs 700 in Noatak). Noatak has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $63,125 in Noorvik). Noatak has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $137,500 in Noorvik).

Population, income & housing

	Noatak	Noorvik
Population	700	722
Median age	23.7 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$63,125
Median home value	$156,300	$137,500
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	151	167
Homeownership rate	81.2%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	30.6%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noatak	Noorvik
Population	415 → 700 (+68.7%)	623 → 722 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $77,500 (+67.6%)	$43,750 → $63,125 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $156,300 (+95.4%)	$114,600 → $137,500 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $850 (-12.8%)	$620 → $633 (+2.1%)

Noatak

Population

415700

Median household income

$46,250$77,500

Median home value

$80,000$156,300

Median gross rent

$975$850

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)

	Noatak	Noorvik
Under 5	11.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	28.9%
18 to 24	11.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	24.2%
65 to 74	4.6%	4.7%
75 and over	3.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noatak	Noorvik
White (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.3%	79.8%
Asian	0.0%	17.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noatak	Noorvik
No high school diploma	19.1%	22.1%
High school graduate	67.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noatak	Noorvik
Drove alone	7.9%	18.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	6.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	41.4%	48.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.6%
Other means	33.6%	21.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noatak	Noorvik
1-unit, detached	93.4%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Noatak	Noorvik
Poverty rate	9.2%	19.5%
Average household size	5.07	4.88
Mean commute (minutes)	7	7
Median year structure built	1992	1984