
Alaska · Census place 84070
White Mountain, AK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of White Mountain, Alaska (White Mountain, AK — Census place “White Mountain city”) is 185 residents, ranking #195 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $56,563, the median home is worth $104,700 and median gross rent runs $1,025 a month. Looking for the White Mountain Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve White Mountain, AK: 99784.
- Population
- 185White Mountain city residents
- Median household income
- $56,563Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,025Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.4%Owner-occupied households
White Mountain ZIP codes (Alaska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps White Mountain.
The White Mountain AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in White Mountain city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the White Mountain city median would spend about 21.7% 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 19.5% of residents and 75.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
White Mountain city, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
White Mountain city is a very small community in Alaska, with 185 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #195 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 45% of them. The median age here is 33.9 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 White Mountain city earn a median of $56,563 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% 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 19.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in White Mountain city is valued at $104,700, 65.5% below the national figure and 66% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,025 a month, 27.1% below the national figure, or roughly $12,300 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% 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 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 185 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare White Mountain city against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Hooper Bay city 1,008
- Ninilchik CDP 1,009
- Craig city 1,063
- Salcha CDP 1,076
- Funny River CDP 1,127
- Sand Point city 1,146
- Delta Junction city 1,154
- Kotlik city 1,166
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of White Mountain city?
- White Mountain city has 185 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #195 of 355 in Alaska.
- What is the median household income in White Mountain city?
- Median household income in White Mountain city is $56,563 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in White Mountain city?
- Median gross rent is $1,025 a month and the median home value is $104,700, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is White Mountain city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so White Mountain city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this White Mountain 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.