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Alaska · Census place 69770

Shishmaref city, AK

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Shishmaref city has 462 residents, ranking #136 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $62,083, the median home is worth $116,700 and median gross rent runs $950 a month.

Population
462Shishmaref city residents
Median household income
$62,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$116,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$950Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
67.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Shishmaref city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shishmaref city median would spend about 18.4% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.2% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.

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

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