Alaska · Census place 47990
Mekoryuk city, AK
Quick answer
Mekoryuk city has 290 residents, ranking #161 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $28,750, the median home is worth $92,700 and median gross rent runs $605 a month.
- Population
- 290Mekoryuk city residents
- Median household income
- $28,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $92,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $605Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mekoryuk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mekoryuk city median would spend about 25.3% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 79% 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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