Gulkana, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

60.2

6.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.9%

Economy

The economy of Gulkana, AK employs 24 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gulkana, AK were Public Administration (14 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (1 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,625), Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,625), and Public Administration ($61,000).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 67

−35.1%

1 Year decline

± 513%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gulkana, AK declined at a rate of −35.1%, from 37 employees to 24 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gulkana, AK, are Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (5 people), Transportation Occupations (4 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gulkana, 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

± 67

−35.1%

1 Year decline

± 513%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gulkana, AK declined at a rate of −35.1%, from 37 employees to 24 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gulkana, AK, are Public Administration (14 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (1 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gulkana, AK, though some of these residents may live in Gulkana, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,000

Median earning men ± $65,529

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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.

Gulkana, 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 Gulkana, 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 Gulkana, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gulkana, AK was $137,500 in 2016, which is 0.413 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $117,200 to $137,500, a 17.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Gulkana, AK is 16.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$137,500

Median Property Value 2016

±$108,600

Median Property Taxes

±$32

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 Gulkana, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gulkana, 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.

$59,250

Median Household Income

± $26,343

Number of Households

± 34

The following chart displays the households in Gulkana, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gulkana, 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

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (16.7%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Gulkana, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gulkana, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gulkana, AK have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gulkana, AK (7 out of 47 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 75+.

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