Living in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Cost of living, income, home prices, rent and demographics of Prudhoe Bay · Census data 2020–2024
Prudhoe Bay has 1,664 residents with a median age of 40. .
Prudhoe Bay at a glance
- Population
- 1,664
- Median age
- 40State: 35.8
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 18.8%
- Average commute
- 23 min
Is Prudhoe Bay a good place to live?
Pros: Unemployment of 1.2%; a poverty rate of 6.3%.
Cons: An average commute of 23 minutes.
The weather is best in June to September.
Housing in Prudhoe Bay: homes for sale and rent
- Housing units
- 0
- Owner-occupied
- —
- Renter-occupied
- —
- Vacant
- —Includes seasonal homes
Prudhoe Bay demographics
- Population
- 1,664
- Median age
- 40
- Under 18
- 0%
- 65 and older
- 2.9%
- Households
- 0
- Foreign-born
- 11.3%
- Veterans
- 5%Adults 18+
Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Population history of Prudhoe Bay ›
Education in Prudhoe Bay
18.8% of adults 25 and older in Prudhoe Bay have a bachelor's degree or higher (Alaska: 31.7%), and 3.9% have a graduate or professional degree.
Jobs and commute in Prudhoe Bay
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%State: 5.9%
- Average commute
- 23 minState: 19 min
- Work from home
- 5.1%
- Drive alone
- 10.4%
- Public transit
- 2.5%
- Walk to work
- 45.3%
- Homes with broadband
- —
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Is Prudhoe Bay, AK a good place to live?
Pluses: unemployment of 1.2%; a poverty rate of 6.3%. Minuses: an average commute of 23 minutes.
What is the median age in Prudhoe Bay?
The median age in Prudhoe Bay is 40 years (Alaska: 35.8).
How long is the commute in Prudhoe Bay?
The average commute to work in Prudhoe Bay is 23 minutes; 5.1% of workers work from home.
What is the unemployment rate in Prudhoe Bay?
The unemployment rate in Prudhoe Bay is 1.2% (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024).
How educated is Prudhoe Bay?
18.8% of adults in Prudhoe Bay 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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