Noorvik vs Selawik

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

Noorvik and Selawik 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 403 in Selawik). Noorvik has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $50,833 in Selawik). Noorvik has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $72,500 in Selawik).

Population, income & housing

	Noorvik	Selawik
Population	722	403
Median age	32.4 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$50,833
Median home value	$137,500	$72,500
Median gross rent	—	$488
Housing units	167	133
Homeownership rate	68.9%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	31.6%	34.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noorvik	Selawik
Population	623 → 722 (+15.9%)	792 → 403 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $63,125 (+44.3%)	$31,250 → $50,833 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$114,600 → $137,500 (+20.0%)	$83,600 → $72,500 (-13.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $633 (+2.1%)	$788 → $488 (-38.1%)

Noorvik

Population

623722

Median household income

$43,750$63,125

Median home value

$114,600$137,500

Median gross rent

$620$633

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)

	Noorvik	Selawik
Under 5	9.0%	13.9%
5 to 17	28.9%	34.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.0%	18.4%
45 to 54	7.6%	2.2%
55 to 64	24.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	5.2%
75 and over	3.0%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noorvik	Selawik
White (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79.8%	89.8%
Asian	17.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noorvik	Selawik
No high school diploma	22.1%	33.7%
High school graduate	35.0%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noorvik	Selawik
Drove alone	18.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	9.4%
Walked	48.3%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	9.4%
Other means	21.3%	25.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noorvik	Selawik
1-unit, detached	95.8%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noorvik	Selawik
Poverty rate	19.5%	44.1%
Average household size	4.88	4.20
Mean commute (minutes)	7	6
Median year structure built	1984	1987