99772 Zip Code (Shishmaref, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 567
Zip code population in 2010: 567
Zip code population in 2000: 562

Houses and condos: 265
Renter-occupied apartments: 42
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99772: 103.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3576.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 379.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.159 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99772:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
• Unemployed: 17.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 4.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99772:

• Never married: 61.7%
• Now married: 27.0%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 5.0%

• 
• • 52893.8%American Indian
  • 112.0%White
  • 112.0%Asian
  • 91.6%Two or more races
  • 40.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99772, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,507 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$20,507
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $19,447 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,447
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$412 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$412
State:	+$12,808

Total tax: $1,785 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

99772:	$1,785
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,351 (reported on 44.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,351
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 17.8%

Here:	18%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99785, 99778, 99762, 99783, 99750, 99784.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 83
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 75

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (2 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 103 (20 now married, 84 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99772 with a mortgage: 24
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $834
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $527

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

• Zip code 99772 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99772

• 6Less than $10,000
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99772

• 1$100 to $149
• 1$650 to $699
• 3$700 to $749
• 3$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 25No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $889.

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

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $127,277

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,331 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,354 - $238,995

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $164,183

Here:	$164,183
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 260
• 3 or 4: 2

Unemployment: 17.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99772

• 1.5%2Carpooled
• 44.7%60Walked
• 54.4%73Other means
• 3.0%4Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99772

• 79Less than 5 minutes
• 305 to 9 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 567

• Male householders: 91 (16 living alone), Female householders: 65 (4 living alone)

• 51 spouses (51 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 240 children (208 natural, 30 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 23 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 6 2-persons

87 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (30 men, 44 women).

67.6% of residents of 99772 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% very well, 73% well).
23.4% of residents speak other language at home (98% very well, 2% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SHISHMAREF SCHOOL (SEAVIEW LANE in SHISHMAREF, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70110
  Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BERING STRAIT SCHOOL DISTRICT (SHISHMAREF SCHOOL WWTF in SHISHMAREF, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: SHISHMAREF SCHOOL WWTF

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 70.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 50.0%

Population in 1990: 456. Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+23.2%).

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

• This state: 530
• Midwest: 6
• South: 2
• West: 5

80% of the 99772 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

96% of the 99772 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from abroad.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Emergency and Other Relief Services (1-4: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 99772 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Olanna	5	74.4 years
Tocktoo	4	62.3 years
Obruk	3	69.7 years
Weyiouanna	3	70.0 years
Barr	2	72.4 years
Eningowuk	2	69.0 years
Kiyutelluk	2	69.5 years
Nayokpuk	2	79.5 years
Ningealook	2	50.5 years
Ningeulook	2	72.0 years