Naknek, AK

Census Place

Add Comparison
  • No Results Found
  • 0
2024 Population
522
US Senator
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Party
US Senator
Dan Sullivan
Republican Party
US Representative
Nick Begich III
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.7
12.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
21.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,750
3.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$243,800
12.8% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
306
30.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Naknek, 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.

87.9% of the residents in Naknek, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Naknek, AK was $243,800, and the homeownership rate was 58.7%.

Most people in Naknek, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 8.25 minutes. The average car ownership in Naknek, AK was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Naknek, AK is home to a population of 522 people, from which 87.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.4% of Naknek, AK residents were born outside of the country (96 people).

In 2024, there were 2.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (282 people) in Naknek, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.9%
2024 Citizenship
90.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.9% of Naknek, AK residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Naknek, AK was 90.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Naknek, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Naknek, AK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    282 ± 80
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    100 ± 29
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    65 ± 82
4.41%
Hispanic Population
23 people

In 2024, there were 2.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (282 people) in Naknek, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.41% of the people in Naknek, AK are hispanic (23 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Naknek, AK as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alaska.
Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    20,816 ± 3,492 people
  2. Korea
    3,557 ± 1,461 people
  3. Mexico
    3,217 ± 1,389 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 20,816 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,557 and Mexico with 3,217.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

18.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
96 people
15.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
72 people

As of 2024, 18.4% of Naknek, AK residents (96 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Naknek, AK was 15.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Naknek, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    8 ± 15
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 4
  3. Korea
    4 ± 11

Naknek, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Naknek, AK.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Naknek, AK employs 306 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Naknek, AK were Manufacturing (69 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (61 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (38 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($214,879), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,000), and Construction ($98,750).

Occupations

306
2024 Value
± 159
30.2%
1 Year growth
± 53.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Naknek, AK grew at a rate of 30.2%, from 235 employees to 306 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Naknek, AK, are Management Occupations (50 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (43 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Naknek, AK.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industries

306
2024 Value
± 159
30.2%
1 Year growth
± 53.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Naknek, AK grew at a rate of 30.2%, from 235 employees to 306 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Naknek, AK, are Manufacturing (69 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (61 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Naknek, AK, though some of these residents may live in Naknek, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,324
Median earning men ± $184,472
$45,625
Median earning women ± $14,810

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($214,879), Construction ($98,750), and Public Administration ($93,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($122,679), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,875).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

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

View Data
Save Image

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.

Naknek, 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

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

View Data
Save Image

US Representatives from Naknek, AK

Nick Begich III
District at-large Representative
Republican Party

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

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Naknek, AK was $243,800 in 2024, which is 0.733 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $279,700 to $243,800, a 12.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Naknek, AK is 58.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Naknek, AK have an average commute time of 8.25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Naknek, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$243,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,279
$81
Median Property Taxes
±$23

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

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

58.7%
Homeownership
2024
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.7% of the housing units in Naknek, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Naknek, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,750
Median Household Income
± $11,939
138
Number of Households
± 30

In 2024, the median household income of the 138 households in Naknek, AK declined from $88,750 from the previous year's value of $91,875.

The following chart displays the households in Naknek, 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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Naknek, 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.

View Data
Save Image

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (33.5%)
  2. Walked (22.6%)
  3. Other (20.6%)

In 2024, 33.5% of workers in Naknek, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (22.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (20.6%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

8.25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Naknek, AK have a shorter commute time (8.25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Naknek, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Naknek, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Naknek, AK have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Naknek, AK (54 out of 519 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Naknek, AK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

76.6% of the population of Naknek, AK has health coverage, with 35.2% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 8.32% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 3.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alaska see 1,033 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,033 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 954 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 131 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 72.1% were men and 27.9% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.8% under 18 years, 33.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 72.1% were men and 27.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

23.4%
Uninsured
35.2%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
8.32%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
3.29%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Naknek, AK declined by 6.18% from 24.9% to 23.4%.

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

View Data
Save Image