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99723

Barrow, AK · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,785
Median household income
$115,313
People below poverty
11%
Median home value
$311,400

Income

The median income of households in 99723 was $115,313. An estimated 8.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.8
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 16
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 31.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77382
Female 76076

An estimated 75.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,934. 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 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.9
Social Security 28.1
Retirement income 20.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.7
Cash public assistance income 9.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.7

In 2020-2024, 10.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 4.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 99723 in 2020-2024, 86.9% had health insurance coverage and 13.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.9% and public coverage was 32.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12%.


In 2020-2024, 99723 had a total population of 4,785 - 2,191 (45.8%) females and 2,594 (54.2%) males. The median age was 34.4 years. An estimated 30.3% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 99723 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 133 129
5 to 9 239 188
10 to 14 295 184
15 to 19 235 269
20 to 24 183 114
25 to 29 121 107
30 to 34 133 104
35 to 39 158 63
40 to 44 164 161
45 to 49 162 170
50 to 54 120 116
55 to 59 151 160
60 to 64 234 140
65 to 69 102 149
70 to 74 105 72
75 to 79 57 44
80 to 84 2 15
85 and over 0 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 20.4% were White; 2.2% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.4% were Asian; 1.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 20.1% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.8% of the people in 99723 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 19.7% of the people in 99723 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,441 households in 99723. The average household size was 3.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.3% of the households in 99723 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.9% of all households, while 28.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.7% of all households.

In 99723, 45.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.3
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.3% of males and 35.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.7 42.7
Now married, except separated 38.3 35.7
Separated 1.7 2.5
Widowed 6 11.8
Divorced 3.2 7.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 99723, 133 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.5% of the people living in 99723 were U.S. natives. 67% of the 99723 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.5% of 99723 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 99723 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 99723.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.8
Asia 61.6
Europe 5.4
Africa 2
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 15.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 99723 in 2020-2024, 44.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 12.4% 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 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.1
Other languages 29.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 99723 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 2.1
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 99723 was 1,473 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 94 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,107. College or graduate school enrollment was 272.

Educational Attainment of People in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.2
High school diploma or equivalency 31.1
Some college, no degree 25.1
Associate's degree 11.1
Bachelor's degree 9
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 99723, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 66.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 99723, 57 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 39.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 58.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 793 39.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,185 58.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 44 2.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 99723 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.5
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 6.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 32.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 99723 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 890 44
Service occupations 322 15.9
Sales and office occupations 334 16.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 156 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 320 15.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 42% of 99723 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 26.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 10.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 42
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 26.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 11.1
Other means 11.4
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 99723 had a total of 1,634 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.1% 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"). 34.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.7
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 99723 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 47.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 99723 had 1,441 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 193 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 45.6% while renters occupied 54.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.01.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 25.8% and another 10.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 99723:

House Heating Fuel Used in 99723 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83.8
Electricity 7.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.6
All other fuels 2.8
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 99723 was $311,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.2 % had a mortgage. 47.8% 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 $1,896 and for owners without a mortgage it was $338.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 99723 was $1,360. 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.