Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Interactive maps and statistics for Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alaska and the United States.

Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,441	735,706	334,922,499	2701st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,018	$92,788	$80,734	451st of 3,221
Median Age	28.8	35.8	38.9	3190th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.6%	31.7%	35.7%	3164th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$199,100	$352,900	$332,700	1413th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,350	$1,419	$1,413	364th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.9%	10.1%	12.5%	782nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	16.7%	5.9%	5.2%	20th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.2	1.3	n/a	3213th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	7.7%	14.1%	1891st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.7	n/a	n/a	2892nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.4%	66.8%	65.2%	2785th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	5.9	19.4	26.4	3218th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	9.7%	15.1%	2585th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	472nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.6%	48.2%	46.9%	2874th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1321st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.8	62.8	61.4

Age in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	28.8	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	37.3%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.4%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	8.5%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	1,825	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	76.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	56.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	36.7%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.2%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	53.7%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,256	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.0%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.9%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.1%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	35.8%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	2,744	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.7%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.5%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.6%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.2%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$199	$3,901	n/a

Education in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.3%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.8%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	15.9%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	44.5%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	93.0%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.5%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	64.6%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.4%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	74.9%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.9%	15.0%	16.7%

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