ZIP 99554 · Alakanuk, Alaska

Population

864 people call ZIP 99554 home.

864

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 86% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$912

a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$450–$676

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $912 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2016 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

60% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 60% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.5% to the 205 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2016 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 78% less than Alaska's.

$76,400

median home value in ZIP 99554.

• $76,400 ZIP 99554
• $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