Allakaket vs Arctic Village

A side-by-side comparison of Allakaket and Arctic Village: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arctic Village has the higher population (177 vs 173 in Allakaket). Arctic Village has the higher median household income ($39,750 vs $24,688 in Allakaket). Allakaket has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $38,400 in Arctic Village).

Population, income & housing

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
Population	173	177
Median age	26.6 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$24,688	$39,750
Median home value	$102,100	$38,400
Housing units	60	64
Homeownership rate	45.5%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
Population	213 → 173 (-18.8%)	185 → 177 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$21,528 → $24,688 (+14.7%)	$37,500 → $39,750 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $102,100 (+94.5%)	$108,000 → $38,400 (-64.4%)
Median gross rent	$389 → $700 (+79.9%)	—

Allakaket

Population

213173

Median household income

$21,528$24,688

Median home value

$52,500$102,100

Median gross rent

$389$700

Arctic Village

Population

185177

Median household income

$37,500$39,750

Median home value

$108,000$38,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
Under 5	21.4%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	33.9%
18 to 24	0.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	38.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	1.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	6.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	1.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	2.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63.6%	97.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
No high school diploma	20.2%	22.0%
High school graduate	29.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
Drove alone	0.0%	10.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	45.1%	30.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.4%	0.0%
Other means	22.5%	60.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allakaket	Arctic Village
Poverty rate	54.9%	60.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	5	4
Median year structure built	1988	1983