Nikolai, Alaska
2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 0.0% since 2020.
81
people, the 132nd-largest of Alaska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alaska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is down 16% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$381
a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.
Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $447.
A $447 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
- $810 Tract 1
- $1,257 Tract 2
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 3 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 100% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Home value
A median home costs 72% less than Alaska's.
$100,000
median home value in Nikolai.
- $100,000 Nikolai
- $352,900 Alaska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year