Moving to Selawik, Alaska
Population: 772. Estimated population in July 2024: 819 (+6.1% change)
Males: 401 (51.9%), Females: 371 (48.1%)
Zip code: 99770
Demographics
Median resident age: 18.9 years
Median household income: $25,625
Median house value: $122,500
Population by Race
Races in Selawik:
- American Indian (95.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (1.2%).
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Selawik
- High school or higher: 57.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 34.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Selawik city
- Never married: 57.0%
- Now married: 30.0%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 5.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+28.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Selawik:
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 180 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 380 miles; NOME, AK)
- SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 395 miles; BARROW, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Selawik:
- RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 179 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; Abbreviation: OTZ)
- RED DOG (about 223 miles; RED DOG, AK; Abbreviation: AED)
- WILEY POST-WILL ROGERS MEM (about 394 miles; BARROW, AK; Abbreviation: BRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Selawik:
- SELAWIK (about 3 miles; SELAWIK, AK; Abbreviation: WLK)
- BOB BAKER MEML (about 39 miles; KIANA, AK; Abbreviation: IAN)
- ROBERT/BOB/CURTIS MEML (about 71 miles; NOORVIK, AK; Abbreviation: D76)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Selawik:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 797 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 852 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2833 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2871 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2874 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2889 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2892 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
Public primary/middle school in Selawik:
- DAVIS-RAMOTH SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 2600 MUSK OX PARKWAY; Grades: PK – 12)