Arctic Village, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

164

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

19.3

2.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Arctic Village, AK employs 47 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Arctic Village, AK were Public Administration (11 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (11 people), and Construction (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,208), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,000).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 73

88%

1 Year growth

± 170%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arctic Village, AK grew at a rate of 88%, from 25 employees to 47 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arctic Village, AK, are Material Moving Occupations (8 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (8 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arctic Village, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 73

88%

1 Year growth

± 170%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arctic Village, AK grew at a rate of 88%, from 25 employees to 47 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arctic Village, AK, are Public Administration (11 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (11 people), and Construction (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arctic Village, AK, though some of these residents may live in Arctic Village, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,750

Median earning men ± $38,713

$46,250

Median earning women ± $19,784

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,208).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,000).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arctic Village, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Arctic Village, AK. Showing the available data for Alaska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arctic Village, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Arctic Village, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Arctic Village, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Arctic Village, AK was $38,700 in 2024, which is 0.116 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $38,400 to $38,700, a 0.781% increase. The homeownership rate in Arctic Village, AK is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Arctic Village, AK have an average commute time of 5.43 minutes, and they used some unspecified means to get work. Car ownership in Arctic Village, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$38,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,283

$37

Median Property Taxes

±$43

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arctic Village, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arctic Village, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,125

Median Household Income

± $31,274

Number of Households

± 45

In 2024, the median household income of the 50 households in Arctic Village, AK declined from $38,125 from the previous year's value of $39,750.

The following chart displays the households in Arctic Village, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arctic Village, AK is from Alaska.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2024, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Other (87.2%)
Drove Alone (6.38%)
Walked (6.38%)

In 2024, 87.2% of workers in Arctic Village, AK used some unspecified means to get work, followed by those who drove alone to work (6.38%) and those who walked to work (6.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

5.43 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arctic Village, AK have a shorter commute time (5.43 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Arctic Village, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Arctic Village, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arctic Village, AK (44 out of 164 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 15 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arctic Village, AK is Native American, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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