Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

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2023 Population

5,271

1.57% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.3

4.19% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.8%

9.36% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$52,642

10.1% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$87,800

1.39% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,493

5.73% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK had a population of 5.27k people with a median age of 37.3 and a median household income of $52,642. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK declined from 5,355 to 5,271, a −1.57% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,826 to $52,642, a 10.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (65.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.36%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.4%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.25%).

None of the households in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was $87,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.

Most people in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK walked to work, and the average commute time was 10.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was 0 cars per household.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK borders Bethel Census Area, AK, Denali Borough, AK, Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, Kusilvak Census Area, AK, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, Nome Census Area, AK, North Slope Borough, AK, Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK.

United States Alaska

Population & Diversity

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is home to a population of 5.27k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.24% of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK residents were born outside of the country (171 people).

In 2023, there were 3.03 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.47k people) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.15k White (Non-Hispanic) and 388 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.47k ± 176
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 17
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
388 ± 86.7

2.07%

Hispanic Population

109 people

2.07% of the people in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK are hispanic (109 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Philippines
20,850 ± 3,494 people
Korea
3,574 ± 1,464 people
Mexico
3,318 ± 1,411 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 20,850 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,574 and Mexico with 3,318.

Foreign-Born Population

3.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

171 people

2.07%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

111 people

As of 2023, 3.24% of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK residents (171 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was 2.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
96 ± 38
Gulf War (2001-)
94 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
58 ± 28

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK employs 2.49k people. The largest industries in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK are Public Administration (677 people), Educational Services (344 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,500), Finance & Insurance ($58,750), and Construction ($55,000).

Males in Alaska have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,037. The income inequality in Alaska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.49k

2023 Value

± 333

5.73%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK grew at a rate of 5.73%, from 2.36k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (347 people), Production Occupations (317 people), and Management Occupations (278 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.49k

2023 Value

± 333

5.73%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK grew at a rate of 5.73%, from 2.36k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, are Public Administration (677 people), Educational Services (344 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, though some of these residents may live in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,078

Median earning men ± $15,372

$36,837

Median earning women ± $10,326

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,500), Wholesale Trade ($57,524), and Construction ($56,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,125), Public Administration ($43,438), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,529).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Retail Trade
9
Transportation and Warehousing
8
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.24k
Construction
$2.75k
Retail Trade
$2.49k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

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.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

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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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.495% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.397% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (168k), Some college (147k), and Bachelors Degree (98.8k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was $87,800 in 2023, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $86,600 to $87,800, a 1.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is 70.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK have an average commute time of 10.3 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Median household income in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is $52,642. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was Census Tract 3 with a value of $58,011, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $54,464 and $50,417.

In 2023, 50.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.46%.

Housing

Property

$87,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,087

$1,638

Median Property Taxes

±$203

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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.7%

Homeownership

2023

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 70.7% of the housing units in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3
Census Tract 2
Census Tract 4

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK was Census Tract 3 with a value of $58,011, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $54,464 and $50,417.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$52,642

Median Household Income

± $8,978

2.32k

Number of Households

± 235

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.32k households in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK grew to $52,642 from the previous year's value of $47,826.

The following chart displays the households in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is from Alaska.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.437

2021 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2022, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.308% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Walked (37.7%)
Drove Alone (30.7%)
Other (15.9%)

In 2023, 37.7% of workers in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (30.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (15.9%).

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

10.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK have a shorter commute time (10.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

0 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK have 0 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 50.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.46%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK (1.09k out of 5.23k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK is Native American, followed by White 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 32.1% of the children was living in poverty in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

77.1% of the population of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK has health coverage, with 25.3% on employee plans, 33.2% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 6.93% on non-group plans, and 1.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK see 5077 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.93% decrease from the previous year (5230 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2638 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 440 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,077 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Primary care physicians in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK see an average of 5,077 patients per year. This represents a 2.93% decrease from the previous year (5,230 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22.9%

Uninsured

25.3%

Employer Coverage

33.2%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

6.93%

Non-Group

1.7%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK grew by 8.78% from 21% to 22.9%.

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