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99621

Kwethluk, AK · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
975
Median household income
$51,917
People below poverty
30.9%
Median home value
$86,700

Income

The median income of households in 99621 was $51,917. An estimated 11.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3
$50,000 to $74,999 24.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8
$100,000 to $149,999 8.9
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46250
Female 48333

An estimated 81.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 9.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,900. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.8
Social Security 9.4
Retirement income 10.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 11.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 30.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 33% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 30.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 33

In 2020-2024, 49.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 75.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 99621 in 2020-2024, 84.3% had health insurance coverage and 15.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 19.6% and public coverage was 74.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.7%.


In 2020-2024, 99621 had a total population of 975 - 468 (48%) females and 507 (52%) males. The median age was 24.1 years. An estimated 40.2% of the population was under 18 years, 31.6% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 3.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 99621 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 64 53
5 to 9 66 36
10 to 14 43 52
15 to 19 48 60
20 to 24 30 50
25 to 29 37 19
30 to 34 24 42
35 to 39 33 16
40 to 44 22 35
45 to 49 29 18
50 to 54 28 28
55 to 59 39 14
60 to 64 26 25
65 to 69 5 6
70 to 74 4 8
75 to 79 3 6
80 to 84 6 0
85 and over 0 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 0.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 99621 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 99621 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 203 households in 99621. The average household size was 4.8 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.4% of the households in 99621 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.7% of all households, while 28.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 0% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.2% of all households.

In 99621, 63.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 15.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.4
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29% of males and 27.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 60.5 57.5
Now married, except separated 29 27.8
Separated 3.9 4.6
Widowed 0.6 7
Divorced 6 3.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 99621, 68 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 99621 were U.S. natives. 97.7% of the 99621 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 99621 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 99621 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 99621.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 99621 in 2020-2024, 70.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 1.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 70.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 99621 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 5.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 99621 was 338 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 23 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 290. College or graduate school enrollment was 25.

Educational Attainment of People in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.6
High school diploma or equivalency 53.3
Some college, no degree 20.5
Associate's degree 1.5
Bachelor's degree 3.2
Graduate or professional degree 1.9

Disability

In 99621, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1% of people under 18 years old, to 12.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 99621, 37.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 50.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 48.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 120 50.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 116 48.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3 1.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 99621 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 4.2
Manufacturing 2.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 26.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.1
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 24.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 99621 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 59 24.7
Service occupations 53 22.2
Sales and office occupations 81 33.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 19 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 27 11.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 3.8% of 99621 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 5.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 3.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 56.4
Other means 33.3
Worked from home 4.7

In 2020-2024, 99621 had a total of 266 housing units. Of these housing units, 97.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 97.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 99621 was 3.6 rooms, and of these housing units 48.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 99621 had 203 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 63 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.9% while renters occupied 26.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 5.13 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.89.

7.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 22.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 81.8% and another 1.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 99621:

House Heating Fuel Used in 99621 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 0
Electricity 0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 93.1
All other fuels 6.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 99621 was $86,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 18.7 % had a mortgage. 81.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $646 and for owners without a mortgage it was $400.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 99621 was $725. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.