Housing data for Utqiaġvik, AK
Utqiaġvik, AK has an estimated 4,778 residents and 1,634 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in North Slope Borough.
54.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,360 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+8.2%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,778 (±39)
- Housing units
- 1,634 (±86)
- Households that rent
- 54.4%
- Median gross rent
- $1,360
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +8.2%
What stands out in Utqiaġvik
Homes heated by fuel oil: 5.6% (±3.5 points) in Utqiaġvik, lower than in North Slope Borough (32.4%).
Median home value: $311,400 (±$40,002) in Utqiaġvik, higher than in North Slope Borough ($218,300).
Households without a vehicle: 25.8% (±8.0 points) in Utqiaġvik, lower than in North Slope Borough (37.0%).
Housing in Utqiaġvik at a glance
- Median rent: $1,360 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,223 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 31.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 54.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $115,313 median household income
- Home values: $311,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,896 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,615 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 24.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 47.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 32.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.3% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 82.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 10.1 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +8.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 17.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Utqiaġvik against North Slope Borough, its state and the nation
| Utqiaġvik | North Slope Borough | Alaska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,778 (±39) | 10,810 (exact) | 735,706 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,634 (±86) | 2,642 (±107) | 328,491 (±442) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 54.4% (±9.2 points) | 50.9% (±6.0 points) | 33.2% (±0.7 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,360 (±$212) | $1,254 (±$134) | $1,419 (±$23) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $115,313 (±$47,177) | $95,694 (±$16,311) | $92,788 (±$1,232) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $311,400 (±$40,002) | $218,300 (±$20,831) | $352,900 (±$3,735) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,615 (±$385) | $2,305 (±$370) | $3,901 (±$70) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 32.2% (±9.9 points) | 34.9% (±6.5 points) | 36.9% (±0.7 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 10.1 minutes (±6.4) | 13.0 minutes (±5.9) | 19.4 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 71.0% (±7.3 points) | 75.1% (±4.7 points) | 91.9% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 34.4 years (±4.6) | 35.0 years (±1.2) | 35.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Utqiaġvik covers 18.8 square miles of land, about 254 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Utqiaġvik has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,416 (±90) | 4,778 (±39) | +8.2% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 1,722 (±80) | 1,634 (±86) | −5.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,039 (±$132) | $1,360 (±$212) | +30.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $185,000 (±$8,166) | $311,400 (±$40,002) | +68.3% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $86,413 (±$10,901) | $115,313 (±$47,177) | +33.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,368 (±$166) | $1,896 (±$250) | +38.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,978 (±$613) | $2,615 (±$385) | +32.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 54.6% (±6.2 points) | 54.4% (±9.2 points) | −0.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.9% (±3.5 points) | 7.3% (±4.5 points) | −0.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in North Slope Borough
Utqiaġvik has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for North Slope Borough as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for North Slope Borough recorded 818 violent and 1,047 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Utqiaġvik
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99723 | 99% | 4,785 | $1,360 | $311,400 | $115,313 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places in Alaska most like Utqiaġvik
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotzebue | $1,565 | $288,400 | $110,357 | 52.0% |
| Dillingham | $1,228 | $307,900 | $101,200 | 43.5% |
| Bethel | $1,678 | $360,200 | $117,255 | 52.8% |
| Nome | $1,633 | $356,900 | $113,646 | 46.4% |
| North Pole | $1,304 | $289,400 | $92,273 | 44.1% |
| Juneau | $1,444 | $449,300 | $101,661 | 36.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Alaska.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Utqiaġvik, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,108 | $1,373 | $1,521 | $2,090 | $2,542 |
HUD income limits for Utqiaġvik, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24,300 | $40,500 | $64,750 |
| 2 people | $27,800 | $46,250 | $74,000 |
| 3 people | $34,150 | $52,050 | $83,250 |
| 4 people | $41,250 | $57,800 | $92,500 |
| 5 people | $48,350 | $62,450 | $99,900 |
| 6 people | $55,450 | $67,050 | $107,300 |
| 7 people | $62,550 | $71,700 | $114,700 |
| 8 people | $69,650 | $76,300 | $122,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the North Slope Borough, AK, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $115,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Utqiaġvik
What is the average rent in Utqiaġvik, AK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Utqiaġvik is $1,360 (±$212) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Utqiaġvik?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Utqiaġvik, AK is $1,228 (±$139) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Utqiaġvik rent-burdened?
31.9% of renting households in Utqiaġvik pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Utqiaġvik?
Utqiaġvik has an estimated 784 (±149) renting households, 54.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Utqiaġvik?
The median household income in Utqiaġvik is $115,313 (±$47,177) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Utqiaġvik, AK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $311,400 (±$40,002) for owner-occupied homes in Utqiaġvik (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Utqiaġvik growing?
In Utqiaġvik, the number of residents went from 4,416 in 2015–2019 to 4,778 in 2020–2024 (+8.2%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Utqiaġvik?
The ZIP code that covers Utqiaġvik is 99723.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 99723?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99723 is $1,360 (±$212) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Utqiaġvik city, Alaska
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: North Slope Borough, AK
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: North Slope Borough, AK
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Utqiaġvik city, Alaska (place:81920, in state:02).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .