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Moving to Nuiqsut, Alaska

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Population: 433. Estimated population in July 2024: 386 (-10.9% change)
Males: 258 (59.6%), Females: 175 (40.4%)

Zip code: 99789

Demographics

Median resident age: 23.8 years
Median household income: $48,036
Median house value: $90,000

Population by Race

Races in Nuiqsut:

  • American Indian (89.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (10.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (3.2%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 9.2 square miles

Map of Nuiqsut, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nuiqsut

  • High school or higher: 63.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nuiqsut city

  • Never married: 41.4%
  • Now married: 39.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+20.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Nuiqsut:

  • SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 405 miles; BARROW, AK)
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 434 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 608 miles; PALMER, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nuiqsut:

  • UGNU-KUPARUK (about 99 miles; KUPARUK, AK; Abbreviation: UBW)
  • GALBRAITH LAKE (about 160 miles; GALBRAITH LAKE, AK; Abbreviation: GBH)
  • DEADHORSE (about 177 miles; DEADHORSE, AK; Abbreviation: SCC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nuiqsut:

  • NUIQSUT (about 2 miles; NUIQSUT, AK; Abbreviation: AQT)
  • UMIAT (about 98 miles; UMIAT, AK; Abbreviation: UMT)
  • ANAKTUVUK PASS (about 152 miles; ANAKTUVUK PASS, AK; Abbreviation: AKP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nuiqsut:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 429 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 625 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2440 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2464 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2466 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2485 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2505 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)

Public primary/middle school in Nuiqsut:

  • NUIQSUT TRAPPER SCHOOL (Students: 145; Location: 3310 3RD AVE.; Grades: PK – 12)

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