McGrath vs Nulato

A side-by-side comparison of McGrath and Nulato: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nulato has the higher population (284 vs 195 in McGrath). Nulato has the higher median household income ($52,143 vs $51,250 in McGrath). McGrath has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $65,000 in Nulato).

Population, income & housing

	McGrath	Nulato
Population	195	284
Median age	53.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$52,143
Median home value	$102,200	$65,000
Median gross rent	$855	—
Housing units	156	138
Homeownership rate	74.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGrath	Nulato
Population	304 → 195 (-35.9%)	236 → 284 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$50,278 → $51,250 (+1.9%)	$46,500 → $52,143 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $102,200 (+43.3%)	$56,300 → $65,000 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $855 (-18.7%)	—

McGrath

Population

304195

Median household income

$50,278$51,250

Median home value

$71,300$102,200

Median gross rent

$1,052$855

Nulato

Population

236284

Median household income

$46,500$52,143

Median home value

$56,300$65,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGrath	Nulato
Under 5	3.1%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	23.2%
18 to 24	4.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	24.1%	12.3%
75 and over	6.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGrath	Nulato
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	24.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42.1%	75.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGrath	Nulato
No high school diploma	14.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGrath	Nulato
Drove alone	27.7%	28.6%
Carpooled	25.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.2%	37.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	3.3%
Other means	23.4%	25.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGrath	Nulato
1-unit, detached	94.2%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	McGrath	Nulato
Poverty rate	9.8%	9.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	5	6
Median year structure built	1977	1986