Moving to Shungnak, Alaska
Population: 256. Estimated population in July 2024: 272 (+6.3% change)
Males: 130 (50.8%), Females: 126 (49.2%)
Zip code: 99773
Demographics
Median resident age: 18.8 years
Median household income: $44,375
Median house value: $95,000
Population by Race
Races in Shungnak:
- American Indian (94.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (5.5%)
Ancestries: United States (2.0%).
Land area: 8.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Shungnak
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 27.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Shungnak city
- Never married: 55.1%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 0.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Shungnak:
- SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 305 miles; BARROW, AK)
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 377 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 534 miles; BETHEL, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shungnak:
- WILEY POST-WILL ROGERS MEM (about 304 miles; BARROW, AK; Abbreviation: BRW)
- RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 377 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; Abbreviation: OTZ)
- RED DOG (about 407 miles; RED DOG, AK; Abbreviation: AED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shungnak:
- SHUNGNAK (about 1 miles; SHUNGNAK, AK; Abbreviation: SHG)
- DAHL CREEK (about 17 miles; DAHL CREEK, AK; Abbreviation: DCK)
- KOBUK (about 20 miles; KOBUK, AK; Abbreviation: OBU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shungnak:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 640 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 659 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2667 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2702 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2704 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2721 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2727 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
Public primary/middle school in Shungnak:
- SHUNGNAK SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: #6 WEST RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)