Kotzebue, Alaska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,082. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,237 (+5.0% change)
Males: 1,556 (50.5%), Females: 1,526 (49.5%)
Zip code: 99752
Demographics
Median resident age: 25.9 years
Median household income: $57,163
Median house value: $116,700
Population by Race
Races in Kotzebue:
- American Indian (76.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.3%)
- Two or more races (6.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (5.9%), Irish (5.3%), English (3.5%), United States (2.8%), French (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 27.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kotzebue
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kotzebue city
- Never married: 42.3%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+11.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Kotzebue:
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (5TH & GRIZZLEY WAY, BOX 43)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kotzebue:
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 239 miles; NOME, AK)
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 425 miles; BETHEL, AK)
- SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 505 miles; BARROW, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kotzebue:
- RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; Abbreviation: OTZ)
- RED DOG (about 80 miles; RED DOG, AK; Abbreviation: AED)
- NOME (about 257 miles; NOME, AK; Abbreviation: OME)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kotzebue:
- NOATAK (about 53 miles; NOATAK, AK; Abbreviation: WTK)
- UPPER HANNUM CREEK (about 86 miles; HANNUM CREEK, AK; Abbreviation: 4Z2)
- ROBERT/BOB/CURTIS MEML (about 109 miles; NOORVIK, AK; Abbreviation: D76)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kotzebue:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 966 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1031 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 3002 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 3041 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3044 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 3059 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 3060 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
Public primary/middle schools in Kotzebue:
- JUNE NELSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 442; Location: 744 THIRD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
- KOTZEBUE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 744 THIRD AVE.; Grades: 06 – 12)
- NW ARCTIC DIST. WIDE CORRESP. (Students: 8; Location: 744 THIRD AVE.; Grades: PK – 12)
Libraries
Library in Kotzebue:
- CHUKCHI CONSORTIUM LIBRARY (Operating income: $140,929; Location: 604 THIRD STREET; 16,193 books; 424 audio materials; 1,378 video materials; 132 serial subscriptions)