What is the population of Utqiagvik city?

Utqiagvik city has 4,850 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #26 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Utqiagvik city?

Median household income in Utqiagvik city is $89,038 a year, 13.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,190 a month and the median home value is $282,400, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Utqiagvik city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Utqiagvik, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Utqiagvik, Alaska (Utqiagvik, AK — Census place “Utqiagvik city”) is 4,850 residents, ranking #26 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $89,038, the median home is worth $282,400 and median gross rent runs $1,190 a month. Looking for the Utqiagvik Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Utqiagvik, AK: 99723.

Population: 4,850Utqiagvik city residents
Median household income: $89,038Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $282,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,190Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 30.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 44.3%Owner-occupied households

Utqiagvik ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Utqiagvik.

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

99723

What the numbers mean in Utqiagvik city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Utqiagvik city median would spend about 16% 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 9.1% of residents and 44.3% of households own their home.

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

Utqiagvik city, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Utqiagvik city is a small town in Alaska, with 4,850 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #26 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 30.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Utqiagvik city earn a median of $89,038 a year, 13.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 10% above the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Utqiagvik city is valued at $282,400, 6.9% below the national figure and 7% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,190 a month, 15.4% below the national figure, or roughly $14,280 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 44.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Utqiagvik city?: Utqiagvik city has 4,850 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #26 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Utqiagvik city?: Median household income in Utqiagvik city is $89,038 a year, 13.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Utqiagvik city?: Median gross rent is $1,190 a month and the median home value is $282,400, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
Is Utqiagvik city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Utqiagvik city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Utqiagvik 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.