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

Map of Selawik, AK

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)