Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska

Kusilvak Census Area has a population of 8,176 and has shrunk 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $84,300, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $51,471.

Home price
$84,300
Income
$51,471
Population
8,176
Unemployment
19.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$84,300county
Median gross rent$833county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198029.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$767county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$1,397(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living124.9(statewide)
Median household income$51,471county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate32.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.2%county
Unemployment rate19.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.5%county
Share of workers employed by government51.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$22,155county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.24%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax1.82%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time6.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3678county
Miles to nearest general aviation field35 micounty
Airports with airline service located here11county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,791 micounty
Households without a vehicle82.9%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher5.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.0%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment2525county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible42.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools1county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution479 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year46.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year39.2%county
Frequent mental distress26.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,176county
Land area in square miles17,151county
People per square mile of land0.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store76.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents18county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age23.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1842.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over6.8%county
Share of households that are one person12.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages27.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-21county
Households that moved in48county
Households that moved away116county
Average income of arriving households$34,104county
Average income of departing households$29,543county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year848(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate724(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature32.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.6 in(statewide)
Annual snowfall46.0 in(statewide)
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing205 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a(statewide)
Frost-free days132 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county1(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh26.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use588 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$13.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity1.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.3%county
Homes heated by propane0.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil79.3%county
Homes heated by wood17.8%county
Households with broadband82.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk0.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk82.7county
Hail risk0.6county
Earthquake risk24.6county
Tornado risk0.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk84.9county
Strong wind risk0.8county
Wildfire risk46.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kusilvak Census Area directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alaska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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