North Slope Borough, Alaska

North Slope Borough has a population of 10,810 and has shrunk 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $218,300, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $95,694.

Home price
$218,300
Income
$95,694
Population
10,810
Unemployment
7.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$218,300county
Median gross rent$1,254county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198034.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented50.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,625county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,239county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,958county
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$95,694county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%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 home5.6%county
Unemployment rate7.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force74.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.2%county
Share of workers employed by government38.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$748,175county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.06%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 time13.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport43364county
Miles to nearest general aviation field49 micounty
Airports with airline service located here5county
General aviation airfields located here8county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,797 micounty
Households without a vehicle37.0%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 higher15.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1853county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible40.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution66 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance13.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population10,810county
Land area in square miles88,798county
People per square mile of land0.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.5%county
Population change since 2020-4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over8.1%county
Share of households that are one person19.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.8%county
Second languages37.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls14.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents154county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in38county
Households that moved away118county
Average income of arriving households$53,342county
Average income of departing households$100,534county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature17.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.4 incounty
Annual snowfall37.4 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing282 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days85 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 16county
Average first fall frostSep 8county

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 electricity5.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil32.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband75.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk13.8county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk50.2county
Tornado risk0.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk82.0county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk11.4county

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 North Slope Borough 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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