Arctic Village vs Grayling

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

Arctic Village and Grayling 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 171 in Grayling). Grayling has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $39,750 in Arctic Village). Grayling has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $38,400 in Arctic Village).

Population, income & housing

	Arctic Village	Grayling
Population	177	171
Median age	19.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,750	$52,188
Median home value	$38,400	$110,300
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	64	76
Homeownership rate	67.8%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arctic Village	Grayling
Population	185 → 177 (-4.3%)	183 → 171 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $39,750 (+6.0%)	$27,500 → $52,188 (+89.8%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $38,400 (-64.4%)	$50,000 → $110,300 (+120.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$525 → $775 (+47.6%)

Arctic Village

Population

185177

Median household income

$37,500$39,750

Median home value

$108,000$38,400

Grayling

Population

183171

Median household income

$27,500$52,188

Median home value

$50,000$110,300

Median gross rent

$525$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arctic Village	Grayling
Under 5	9.6%	10.5%
5 to 17	33.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	1.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	20.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	5.8%
55 to 64	6.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.1%
75 and over	2.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arctic Village	Grayling
White (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	0.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97.7%	94.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	4.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arctic Village	Grayling
No high school diploma	22.0%	29.1%
High school graduate	39.0%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arctic Village	Grayling
Drove alone	10.0%	22.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	30.0%	41.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	60.0%	30.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arctic Village	Grayling
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
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

	Arctic Village	Grayling
Poverty rate	60.5%	18.1%
Average household size	2.97	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	4	4
Median year structure built	1983	1981