What is the population of Grayling city?

Grayling city has 171 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #203 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Grayling city?

Median household income in Grayling city is $52,188 a year, 33.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grayling city?

Median gross rent is $775 a month and the median home value is $110,300, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.

Is Grayling city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grayling city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Grayling, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Grayling, Alaska (Grayling, AK — Census place “Grayling city”) is 171 residents, ranking #203 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $52,188, the median home is worth $110,300 and median gross rent runs $775 a month. Looking for the Grayling Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grayling, AK: 99590.

Population: 171Grayling city residents
Median household income: $52,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $110,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.3%Owner-occupied households

Grayling ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grayling.

The Grayling AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

99590

What the numbers mean in Grayling city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Grayling city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 78.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Grayling city, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Grayling city is a very small community in Alaska, with 171 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #203 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 42% of them. The median age here is 36.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Grayling city earn a median of $52,188 a year, 33.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 18.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Grayling city is valued at $110,300, 63.6% below the national figure and 64% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $775 a month, 44.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,300 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 78.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 171 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Grayling city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Grayling city?: Grayling city has 171 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #203 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Grayling city?: Median household income in Grayling city is $52,188 a year, 33.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grayling city?: Median gross rent is $775 a month and the median home value is $110,300, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
Is Grayling city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grayling city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Grayling city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.