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Moving to Wainwright, Alaska

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Population: 546. Estimated population in July 2024: 507 (-7.1% change)
Males: 291 (53.3%), Females: 255 (46.7%)

Zip code: 99782

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.5 years
Median household income: $54,722
Median house value: $81,700

Population by Race

Races in Wainwright:

  • American Indian (93.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (2.2%), French (1.8%), German (1.6%), Norwegian (1.1%), Swedish (1.1%).

Land area: 17.6 square miles

Map of Wainwright, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wainwright

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 21.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 5.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wainwright city

  • Never married: 48.6%
  • Now married: 42.5%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 2.8%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+9.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wainwright:

  • SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 231 miles; BARROW, AK)
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 313 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 549 miles; NOME, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wainwright:

  • WILEY POST-WILL ROGERS MEM (about 231 miles; BARROW, AK; Abbreviation: BRW)
  • RED DOG (about 270 miles; RED DOG, AK; Abbreviation: AED)
  • RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 314 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; Abbreviation: OTZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wainwright:

  • WAINWRIGHT (about 3 miles; WAINWRIGHT, AK; Abbreviation: AWI)
  • ATQASUK EDWARD BURNELL SR MEMORIAL (about 180 miles; ATQASUK, AK; Abbreviation: ATK)
  • POINT LAY LRRS (about 217 miles; POINT LAY, AK; Abbreviation: PIZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wainwright:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 933 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 959 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2969 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 3001 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3003 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 3020 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 3032 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)

Public primary/middle school in Wainwright:

  • ALAK SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 567 MAIN ST.; Grades: PK – 12)

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