99761 Zip Code (Noatak, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 535
Zip code population in 2010: 514
Zip code population in 2000: 428

Houses and condos: 116
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99761: 102.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 16.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99761:

• High school or higher: 86.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Unemployed: 26.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 6.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99761:

• Never married: 51.6%
• Now married: 37.6%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 3.2%

• 
• • 52598.5%American Indian
  • 50.9%White
  • 30.6%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99761, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,454 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,454
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $24,179 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$24,179
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,611 (reported on 55.2% of returns)

99761:	$2,611
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,551 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,551
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 8.6%

Here:	9%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99752, 99750, 99736, 99766, 99759, 99763.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 54
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 53

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 86 (30 now married, 56 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99761 with a mortgage: 26
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $916
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $651

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 99761 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99761

• 2Less than $10,000
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99761

• 2$300 to $349
• 1$650 to $699
• 13No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $163,780

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,861 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,964 - $242,207

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $137,349

Here:	$137,349
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 109
• Two: 2
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 1

Unemployment: 26.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99761

• 5.1%6Drove a car alone
• 2.6%3Carpooled
• 37.7%44Walked
• 42.0%49Other means
• 16.3%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99761

• 55Less than 5 minutes
• 205 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 915 to 19 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 535

• Male householders: 56 (8 living alone), Female householders: 50 (1 living alone)

• 59 spouses (59 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 257 children (190 natural, 77 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person

100 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (14 men, 20 women).

69.2% of residents of 99761 zip code speak English at home.
24.9% of residents speak other language at home (97% very well, 2% well, 2% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NAPAAQTUGMIUT SCHOOL (PO BOX 49 in NOATAK, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370090
  Organizations: NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.5%

Population in 1990: 395. Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+8.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 513
• Midwest: 4
• South: 2
• West: 5

61% of the 99761 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

96% of the 99761 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common last names in zip code 99761 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Booth	6	71.7 years
Barger	3	59.6 years
Downey	3	89.4 years
Walton	3	69.4 years
Ashby	2	75.4 years
Koenig	2	68.0 years
Luther	2	83.0 years
Mitchell	2	79.9 years
Onalik	2	90.0 years
Porter	2	83.0 years