Latest news about poverty in Kobuk, AK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
34.6% of Kobuk, AK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 68.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Alaska. 22.2% of high school graduates and 12.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Kobuk, AK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kobuk:
34.6%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kobuk:
33.8%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kobuk:
40.0%
Alaska:
19.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 6.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kobuk:
8.7%
Alaska:
23.1%
Poverty by age in Kobuk, AK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kobuk,AK (percentage below poverty level)
86.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
63.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
33.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
100.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kobuk,AK (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
43.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
60.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kobuk,AK (% below half of poverty level)
61.0%Under 6 years
54.0%6 to 11 years
41.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
18.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
100.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kobuk, AK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kobuk, AK (%)
52.0%White
28.0%American Indian
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kobuk, AK (absolute numbers)
2White
30American Indian
122+ races
34.8%Below poverty level
65.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kobuk, AK
Children below poverty level:
Kobuk, Alaska:
55.4%
State:
13.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kobuk:
22.2%
Alaska:
8.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kobuk:
12.5%
Alaska:
22.4%
60.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
40.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.3%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
100.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
30.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
53.8%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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