Living in Allakaket, Alaska
Cost of living, income, home prices, rent and demographics of Allakaket · Census data 2020–2024
Allakaket has 167 residents with a median age of 26.5. The median home value is $9,999.
Allakaket is a small town, so Census survey estimates have wide margins of error. Treat percentages as approximate.
Allakaket at a glance
- Population
- 167
- Median age
- 26.5State: 35.8
- Median home value
- $9,999State: $352,900
- Homeowners
- 38.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 0%
Is Allakaket a good place to live?
Pros: Home values 97% lower than the state median.
Cons: Unemployment of 16.4%; a poverty rate of 69.5%.
The weather is best in May to August.
Cost of living in Allakaket
Housing is the biggest part of the cost of living. In Allakaket the median home value is $9,999, 97% lower than the U.S. median. Renters pay a median of — per month. Homeowners with a mortgage pay — a month in housing costs.
Housing in Allakaket: homes for sale and rent
- Housing units
- 52
- Owner-occupied
- 38.6%
- Renter-occupied
- 61.4%
- Vacant
- 15.4%Includes seasonal homes
- Median year built
- 1985
- Average household size
- 3.23
Allakaket demographics
- Population
- 167
- Median age
- 26.5
- Under 18
- 42.5%
- 65 and older
- 5.4%
- Households
- 44
- Foreign-born
- 0%
- Veterans
- 28.1%Adults 18+
Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Population history of Allakaket ›
Education in Allakaket
0% of adults 25 and older in Allakaket have a bachelor's degree or higher (Alaska: 31.7%), and 0% have a graduate or professional degree.
Jobs and commute in Allakaket
- Unemployment rate
- 16.4%State: 5.9%
- Average commute
- —State: 19 min
- Work from home
- 49%
- Drive alone
- 13.7%
- Public transit
- 0%
- Walk to work
- 21.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 61.4%
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What is the average home price in Allakaket?
The median home value in Allakaket is $9,999, compared with $352,900 in Alaska.
Is Allakaket, AK a good place to live?
Pluses: home values 97% lower than the state median. Minuses: unemployment of 16.4%; a poverty rate of 69.5%.
What is the median age in Allakaket?
The median age in Allakaket is 26.5 years (Alaska: 35.8).
What is the unemployment rate in Allakaket?
The unemployment rate in Allakaket is 16.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024).
How educated is Allakaket?
0% of adults in Allakaket have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024 (margins of error apply, especially in small towns). Figures are in 2024 dollars.
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