Population by age
Total population	7,776
Under 5 years	775
5 to 9 years	803
10 to 14 years	791
15 to 19 years	623
20 to 24 years	494
25 to 34 years	1,258
35 to 44 years	815
45 to 54 years	801
55 to 59 years	351
60 to 64 years	470
65 to 74 years	383
75 to 84 years	182
85 years and over	30
Median age (years)	28.7
Under 18 years	2,771
16 years and over	5,299
18 years and over	5,005
21 years and over	4,692
62 years and over	910
65 years and over	595

Population by race
Total population	7,776
One race	7,470
White	870
Black or African American	87
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,386
Asian	99
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9
Some other race	19
Two or more races	306

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	4,937
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	2,697
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	2,240

Social characteristics in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Households by type
Total households	1,756
Family households (families)	715
Married-couple family	203
Male householder, no wife present, family	411
Female householder, no husband present, family	240
Nonfamily households	427
Average household size	401
Average family size	4.18

Economic characteristics in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	1,756
Less than $10,000	108
$10,000 to $14,999	77
$15,000 to $24,999	136
$25,000 to $34,999	109
$35,000 to $49,999	191
$50,000 to $74,999	316
$75,000 to $99,999	226
$100,000 to $149,999	256
$150,000 to $199,999	180
$200,000 or more	157
Median household income (dollars)	68,654

Housing characteristics in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	2,728
Occupied housing units	1,756
Vacant housing units	972

Units in structure
Total housing units	2,728
1-unit, detached	2,132
1-unit, attached	9
2 units	80
3 or 4 units	181
5 to 9 units	134
10 to 19 units	48
20 or more units	100
Mobile home	44
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	2,728
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	82
Built 2000 to 2009	200
Built 1990 to 1999	584
Built 1980 to 1989	854
Built 1970 to 1979	713
Built 1960 to 1969	170
Built 1950 to 1959	64
Built 1940 to 1949	53
Built 1939 or earlier	8

Rooms
Total housing units	2,728
1 room	221
2 rooms	333
3 rooms	665
4 rooms	738
5 rooms	516
6 rooms	190
7 rooms	54
8 rooms	8
9 rooms or more	3
Median rooms	3.7

Bedrooms
Total housing units	2,728
No bedroom	221
1 bedroom	413
2 bedrooms	742
3 bedrooms	773
4 bedrooms	566
5 or more bedrooms	13

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	1,756
Owner-occupied	1,037
Renter-occupied	719
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	4.64
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.53

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	1,756
Moved in 2017 or later	128
Moved in 2015 to 2016	440
Moved in 2010 to 2014	268
Moved in 2000 to 2009	287
Moved in 1990 to 1999	287
Moved in 1989 and earlier	346

Value
Owner-occupied units	1,037
Less than $50,000	169
$50,000 to $99,999	236
$100,000 to $149,999	142
$150,000 to $199,999	152
$200,000 to $299,999	171
$300,000 to $499,999	142
$500,000 to $999,999	25
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	130,700

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	1,037
Housing units with a mortgage	262
Housing units without a mortgage	775

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	546
Less than $500	57
$500 to $999	153
$1,000 to $1,499	120
$1,500 to $1,999	114
$2,000 to $2,499	85
$2,500 to $2,999	16
$3,000 or more	1
Median (dollars)	1,266
No rent paid	173

Demographic data for Northwest Arctic Borough, AK and each city in the county. Lists of cities by population, wealth and poverty in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK.

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