99770 Zip Code (Selawik, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 556
Zip code population in 2010: 841
Zip code population in 2000: 772

Houses and condos: 169
Renter-occupied apartments: 46
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99770: 101.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 878.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 43.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.633 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99770:

• High school or higher: 64.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 27.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 6.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99770:

• Never married: 55.7%
• Now married: 33.5%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 4.4%

• 
• • 49790.0%American Indian
  • 315.6%White
  • 122.2%Two or more races
  • 101.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 20.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99770, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,761 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$22,761
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $22,685 (reported on 87.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,685
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $10k, 82.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,701 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

99770:	$2,701
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,613 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,613
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.3%

Here:	67%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 99749, 99763, 99746, 99727, 99773, 99753.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 84
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (0 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (15 now married, 59 unmarried)

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

• Zip code 99770 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99770

• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99770

• 5Less than $100
• 5$100 to $149
• 4$200 to $249
• 3$400 to $449
• 1$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 1$1,250 to $1,499
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $469.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,375
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $64,625

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $64,625 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,163 - $95,618

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $85,230

Here:	$85,230
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 148
• One, attached: 3
• 3 or 4: 2
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 to 49: 9

Unemployment: 27.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99770

• 4.9%4Ferryboat
• 53.1%43Walked
• 33.4%27Other means
• 8.6%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99770

• 27Less than 5 minutes
• 285 to 9 minutes
• 1710 to 14 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 556

• Male householders: 56 (8 living alone), Female householders: 69 (6 living alone)

• 50 spouses (50 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 255 children (212 natural, 48 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 foster children, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 7 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person

80 married couples with children.
96 single-parent households (26 men, 70 women).

51.2% of residents of 99770 zip code speak English at home.
40.4% of residents speak other language at home (94% very well, 6% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DAVIS-RAMOTH SCHOOL (PO BOX 29 in SELAWIK, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370210
  Organizations: NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 34.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 27.0%

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

• This state: 490
• Midwest: 26
• South: 13
• West: 17

68% of the 99770 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

95% of the 99770 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different 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): 10 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 99770 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Frank	3	68.6 years
Charlie	2	73.5 years
Harry	2	76.5 years
Johnnie	2	82.0 years
Sarah	2	91.0 years
Paul	2	87.0 years
Peter	2	39.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 99770 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ballot	6	82.0 years
Greist	5	45.4 years
Foster	5	76.4 years
Knox	4	68.5 years
Mitchell	4	71.7 years
Ramoth	4	78.2 years
Norton	3	72.7 years
Skin	3	62.6 years
Clark	2	80.9 years
Cleveland	2	71.5 years