Moving to Savoonga, Alaska
Population: 643. Estimated population in July 2024: 648 (+0.8% change)
Males: 324 (50.4%), Females: 319 (49.6%)
Zip code: 99769
Demographics
Median resident age: 25.5 years
Median household income: $23,438
Median house value: $53,500
Population by Race
Races in Savoonga:
- American Indian (95.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (4.4%)
Ancestries: Irish (2.2%).
Land area: 6.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Savoonga
- High school or higher: 57.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 37.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 5.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Savoonga city
- Never married: 55.9%
- Now married: 35.3%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 2.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +123 (+23.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Savoonga:
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 375 miles; NOME, AK)
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 588 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 627 miles; BETHEL, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Savoonga:
- NOME (about 353 miles; NOME, AK; Abbreviation: OME)
- ST PAUL ISLAND (about 449 miles; ST PAUL ISLAND, AK; Abbreviation: SNP)
- RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 588 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; Abbreviation: OTZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Savoonga:
- SAVOONGA (about 2 miles; SAVOONGA, AK; Abbreviation: SVA)
- GAMBELL (about 87 miles; GAMBELL, AK; Abbreviation: GAM)
- DIOMEDE (about 176 miles; DIOMEDE, AK; Abbreviation: DM2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Savoonga:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 1439 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1568 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 3017 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3032 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3039 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 3040 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 3041 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
Public primary/middle school in Savoonga:
- HOGARTH KINGEEKUK MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 200 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 12)