Nelson Lagoon, 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

53.7

2.29% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Economy

The economy of Nelson Lagoon, AK employs 41 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nelson Lagoon, AK were Public Administration (17 people), Transportation & Warehousing (11 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,875), Transportation & Warehousing ($36,875), and Public Administration ($35,781).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 67

−16.3%

1 Year decline

± 255%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nelson Lagoon, AK declined at a rate of −16.3%, from 49 employees to 41 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nelson Lagoon, AK, are Management Occupations (15 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9 people), and Production Occupations (5 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nelson Lagoon, 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

−16.3%

1 Year decline

± 255%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nelson Lagoon, AK declined at a rate of −16.3%, from 49 employees to 41 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nelson Lagoon, AK, are Public Administration (17 people), Transportation & Warehousing (11 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nelson Lagoon, AK, though some of these residents may live in Nelson Lagoon, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,250

Median earning men ± $44,782

$36,944

Median earning women ± $16,113

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($11,250).

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.

Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nelson Lagoon, AK was $205,800 in 2024, which is 0.619 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $141,700 to $205,800, a 45.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Nelson Lagoon, AK is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nelson Lagoon, AK have an average commute time of 9.03 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nelson Lagoon, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$205,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$140,002

$33

Median Property Taxes

±$33

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nelson Lagoon, 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.

$77,917

Median Household Income

± $65,392

Number of Households

± 33

In 2024, the median household income of the 33 households in Nelson Lagoon, AK grew to $77,917 from the previous year's value of $51,250.

The following chart displays the households in Nelson Lagoon, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nelson Lagoon, 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 (34.1%)
Carpooled (34.1%)
Worked At Home (24.4%)

In 2024, 34.1% of workers in Nelson Lagoon, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (34.1%) and those who worked at home (24.4%).

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

9.03 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nelson Lagoon, AK have a shorter commute time (9.03 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Nelson Lagoon, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nelson Lagoon, AK (17 out of 78 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 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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