99773 Zip Code (Shungnak, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 243
Zip code population in 2010: 262
Zip code population in 2000: 256

Houses and condos: 73
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99773: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99773:

• High school or higher: 91.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 17.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 3.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99773:

• Never married: 72.2%
• Now married: 22.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.3%
• Divorced: 3.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99773, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,571 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,571
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $16,324 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,324
State:	$41,300

Total tax: $1,513 (reported on 46.4% of returns)

99773:	$1,513
State:	$7,049

Earned income credit: $1,634 (reported on 48.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,634
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 38.1%

Here:	38%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99751, 99786, 99746, 99754, 99741, 99770.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27

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: 51 (6 now married, 46 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99773 with a mortgage: 13
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $782
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 99773 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 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 99773

• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99773

• 4No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,669
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $133,221

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $134,654 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,496 - $278,465

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $174,897

Here:	$174,897
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 71
• Two: 2

Unemployment: 17.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99773

• 3.9%3Drove a car alone
• 65.5%51Walked
• 15.4%12Other means
• 11.6%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99773

• 51Less than 5 minutes
• 155 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 243

• Male householders: 22 (9 living alone), Female householders: 26 (2 living alone)

• 18 spouses (18 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 109 children (102 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 foster children, 5 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 2 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person

43 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 women).

53.3% of residents of 99773 zip code speak English at home.
37.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SHUNGNAK SCHOOL (#4 W. RIVER ROAD in SHUNGNAK, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370110
  Organizations: NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• SHUNGNAK WATER SYSTEM (ID#AK2340361 in SHUNGNAK, AK)

  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.2%

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

• This state: 239

66% of the 99773 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

96% of the 99773 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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): 5
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: