Alaska · Census place 42380
Kwethluk city, AK
Quick answer
Kwethluk city has 852 residents, ranking #85 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $48,056, the median home is worth $63,700 and median gross rent runs $825 a month.
- Population
- 852Kwethluk city residents
- Median household income
- $48,056Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $63,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $825Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 24.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kwethluk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kwethluk city median would spend about 20.6% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.1% of residents and 72.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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