Atqasuk, AK

Census Place

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US Senator
N/ALisa Murkowski
Republican Party
US Senator
N/ADan Sullivan
Republican Party
US Representative
N/ANick Begich III
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
28.8
22% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
16.5%
6.24% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$89,875
9.9% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$137,500
38.6% 1-year growth

About

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N/A of the households in Atqasuk, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Atqasuk, AK was $137,500, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Atqasuk, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 3.14 minutes. The average car ownership in Atqasuk, AK was 1 car per household.

Economy

The economy of Atqasuk, AK employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Atqasuk, AK were Educational Services (14 people), Construction (13 people), and Public Administration (11 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($87,083), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,875), and Construction ($68,125).

Occupations

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atqasuk, AK, are Educational Services (14 people), Construction (13 people), and Public Administration (11 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atqasuk, AK, though some of these residents may live in Atqasuk, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$73,125
Median earning men ± $21,048
$46,250
Median earning women ± $33,767

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,250), Construction ($68,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($N/A), Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.

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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.

Atqasuk, 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.

US Senators from Alaska

N/ALisa Murkowski
Senator from Alaska3
Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.
N/ADan Sullivan
Senator from Alaska2
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.

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US Representatives from Atqasuk, AK

N/ANick Begich III
District at-large Representative
Republican Party

Atqasuk, 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 Atqasuk, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.662% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.558% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (170k), Some college (142k), and Bachelors Degree (99.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Atqasuk, AK was $137,500 in 2023, which is 0.453 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $99,200 to $137,500, a 38.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Atqasuk, AK is N/A%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Atqasuk, AK have an average commute time of 3.14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atqasuk, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$137,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$57,030
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Median Property Taxes
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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 Atqasuk, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Atqasuk, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$89,875
Median Household Income
± $11,471
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Number of Households
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The following chart displays the households in Atqasuk, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

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

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (37.3%)
  2. Walked (37.3%)
  3. Carpooled (21.6%)

In 2023, 37.3% of workers in Atqasuk, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (37.3%) and those who carpooled to work (21.6%).

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.

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Commute Time

3.14 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atqasuk, AK have a shorter commute time (3.14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Atqasuk, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atqasuk, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atqasuk, AK have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atqasuk, AK (23 out of 139 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atqasuk, 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.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Atqasuk, AK has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alaska see 1,033 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.78% increase from the previous year (1,025 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 954 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 138 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 69.1% were men and 30.9% were women.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 69.1% were men and 30.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atqasuk, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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