What is the population of Kake city?

Kake city has 598 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #113 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Kake city?

Median household income in Kake city is $50,833 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $958 a month and the median home value is $158,300, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kake city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kake, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kake, Alaska (Kake, AK — Census place “Kake city”) is 598 residents, ranking #113 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $50,833, the median home is worth $158,300 and median gross rent runs $958 a month. Looking for the Kake Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kake, AK: 99830.

Population: 598Kake city residents
Median household income: $50,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $158,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $958Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.2%Owner-occupied households

Kake ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kake.

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

99830

What the numbers mean in Kake city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kake city median would spend about 22.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 73.2% of households own their home.

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

Kake city, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kake city is a very small community in Alaska, with 598 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #113 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 38 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 Kake city earn a median of $50,833 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 37% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kake city is valued at $158,300, 47.8% below the national figure and 48% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $958 a month, 31.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,496 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.2% 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 598 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Kake city against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Kake city?: Kake city has 598 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #113 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Kake city?: Median household income in Kake city is $50,833 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kake city?: Median gross rent is $958 a month and the median home value is $158,300, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.
Is Kake city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kake city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kake 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.