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Population: 293. Estimated population in July 2024: 272 (-7.2% change)
Males: 154 (52.6%), Females: 139 (47.4%)

Zip code: 99747

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $55,625
Median house value: $121,900

Population by Race

Races in Kaktovik:

  • American Indian (84.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (14.7%)
  • Two or more races (8.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (2.7%), Scottish (2.0%), Polish (1.7%), Czech (1.0%), German (1.0%).

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Kaktovik, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kaktovik

  • High school or higher: 64.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
  • Unemployed: 15.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 3.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kaktovik city

  • Never married: 39.9%
  • Now married: 44.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

8.5% Foreign born (8.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+29.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kaktovik:

  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 462 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 645 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
  • CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 676 miles; CORDOVA, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaktovik:

  • DEADHORSE (about 335 miles; DEADHORSE, AK; Abbreviation: SCC)
  • UGNU-KUPARUK (about 413 miles; KUPARUK, AK; Abbreviation: UBW)
  • GALBRAITH LAKE (about 422 miles; GALBRAITH LAKE, AK; Abbreviation: GBH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kaktovik:

  • BARTER ISLAND LRRS (about 4 miles; BARTER ISLAND LRRS, AK; Abbreviation: BTI)
  • ARCTIC VILLAGE (about 195 miles; ARCTIC VILLAGE, AK; Abbreviation: ARC)
  • CHALKYITSIK (about 241 miles; CHALKYITSIK, AK; Abbreviation: CIK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaktovik:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 465 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 749 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2061 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2073 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2075 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2096 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2124 miles; EVERETT, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,970)

Public primary/middle school in Kaktovik:

  • HAROLD KAVEOLOOK SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 2001 BARTER AVE.; Grades: PK – 12)

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