99769 Zip Code (Savoonga, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 821
Zip code population in 2010: 671
Zip code population in 2000: 643

Houses and condos: 194
Renter-occupied apartments: 15
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99769: 103.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 135 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99769:

• High school or higher: 73.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.2%
• Unemployed: 23.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 5.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99769:

• Never married: 63.7%
• Now married: 24.3%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 3.1%

• 
• • 78095.2%American Indian
  • 374.5%White
  • 20.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99769, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $16,395 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$16,395
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $15,565 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,565
State:	$41,300

Total tax: $1,364 (reported on 39.5% of returns)

99769:	$1,364
State:	$7,049

Earned income credit: $1,857 (reported on 47.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,857
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 20.6%

Here:	21%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99742, 99783, 99778, 99785, 99604, 99662.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 125
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (0 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 179 (26 now married, 158 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99769 with a mortgage: 28
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $653
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $503

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

• Zip code 99769 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99769

• 7Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 43$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99769

• 4$350 to $399
• 3$900 to $999
• 3$1,250 to $1,499
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $939.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $280,678
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $107,984

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,943 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,450 - $128,458

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $110,936

Here:	$110,936
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 186
• Two: 7

Unemployment: 23.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99769

• 49.6%90Walked
• 51.8%94Other means
• 1.7%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99769

• 75Less than 5 minutes
• 535 to 9 minutes
• 3810 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 821

• Male householders: 115 (6 living alone), Female householders: 56 (9 living alone)

• 45 spouses (45 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 273 children (211 natural, 71 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 141 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 foster children, 60 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 25 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons

55 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (62 men, 17 women).

34.7% of residents of 99769 zip code speak English at home.
54.9% of residents speak other language at home (87% very well, 9% well, 4% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HOGARTH KINGEEKUK SR. MEMORIAL (200 MAIN STREET in SAVOONGA, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70200
  Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 22.5%

Population in 1990: 519. Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+23.9%).

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

• This state: 766
• Northeast: 26
• Midwest: 4
• South: 3
• West: 4

75% of the 99769 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

98% of the 99769 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SAVOONGA NATIVE CORP (5 AIRPORT RD in SAVOONGA, AK; small business) : $28,089 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  $32,182 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2002-05-17. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
  $4,500, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-12. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
  -$8,593, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
  

• ROWLAND ALOWA ( in SAVOONGA, AK; small business) : $18,160 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  $10,880 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Other Residential Buildings. Signed on 2006-05-10. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $6,375, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-16. Completion date: 2004-09-10.
  $1,280, same as above. Signed on 2006-09-22. Completion date: 2006-10-15.
  -$375, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-08. Completion date: 2004-09-10.
  

• ALASKA NATIVE INDUSTRIES COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC (MAIN ST in SAVOONGA, AK; small business)
  11 employees, $1600 revenue: $6,663 in 3 contracts in 2006

  $5,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for . Signed on 2006-07-28. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $1,663, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-18. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2006-08-15. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 99769 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Noongwook	6	67.7 years
Seppilu	5	79.2 years
Alowa	4	69.0 years
Kingeekuk	3	71.4 years
Annogiyuk	2	81.5 years
Gologergen	2	64.0 years
Jackson	2	53.0 years
Kava	2	86.9 years
Kulowiyi	2	79.5 years
Mokiyuk	2	70.0 years