Wainwright, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

718

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.4

2.07% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

Population & Diversity

Wainwright, AK is home to a population of 718 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 25.9 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (647 people) in Wainwright, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 19 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wainwright, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wainwright, AK was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wainwright, AK

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
647 ± 133
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
25 ± 26
White (Non-Hispanic)
19 ± 21

3.76%

Hispanic Population

27 people

3.76% of the people in Wainwright, AK are hispanic (27 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alaska.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
20,816 ± 3,492 people
Korea
3,557 ± 1,461 people
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.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

6 ± 17

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

Economy

The economy of Wainwright, AK employs 242 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wainwright, AK were Public Administration (68 people), Educational Services (45 people), and Retail Trade (41 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($95,500), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,667), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,042).

Employment

Occupations

242

2024 Value

± 73

28%

1 Year growth

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wainwright, AK grew at a rate of 28%, from 189 employees to 242 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wainwright, AK, are Material Moving Occupations (30 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (28 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wainwright, 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

242

2024 Value

± 73

28%

1 Year growth

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wainwright, AK grew at a rate of 28%, from 189 employees to 242 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wainwright, AK, are Public Administration (68 people), Educational Services (45 people), and Retail Trade (41 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wainwright, AK, though some of these residents may live in Wainwright, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,750

Median earning men ± $18,644

$44,271

Median earning women ± $7,000

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,042), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,208), and Construction ($70,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,500), Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,333), and Retail Trade ($30,500).

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.

Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wainwright, AK was $117,000 in 2024, which is 0.352 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,100 to $117,000, a 7.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Wainwright, AK is 66.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wainwright, AK have an average commute time of 6.02 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wainwright, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$117,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,491

$129

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

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

Rent vs Own

66.5%

Homeownership

2024

55.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.5% of the housing units in Wainwright, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$93,750

Median Household Income

± $29,969

194

Number of Households

± 47

In 2024, the median household income of the 194 households in Wainwright, AK grew to $93,750 from the previous year's value of $85,750.

The following chart displays the households in Wainwright, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wainwright, 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 (44.8%)
Walked (27.8%)
Carpooled (14.6%)

In 2024, 44.8% of workers in Wainwright, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (27.8%) and those who carpooled to work (14.6%).

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.

Commute Time

6.02 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wainwright, AK have a shorter commute time (6.02 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wainwright, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wainwright, AK (83 out of 694 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 Females 12 - 14, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wainwright, AK is Native American, followed by Hispanic 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.

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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