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Kwethluk, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Kwethluk is a Census city of 975 people across 10.14 square miles of land, in Bethel Census Area. Median household income is $51,917, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kwethluk
What Kwethluk is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.14 sq mi
- Water area1.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land96
- County holding the largest share of its areaBethel Census Area, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Kwethluk
- Population975
- Median age24.1
- Population under 18392
- Share under 1840.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over3.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Households203
- Family households166
- Share of households that are families81.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kwethluk
- Median household income$51,917
- Per capita income$14,175
- Civilian labor force337
- Employed239 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed98 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate29.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over473
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kwethluk
- Housing units266
- Occupied units203
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied150
- Renter occupied53 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,700 plus or minus $19,069
- Median gross rent, monthly$725 plus or minus $203
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units260
- Share single family97.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more2.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kwethluk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute223 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes204 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes91.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone3.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked56.4 percent
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kwethluk
Flood risk in Kwethluk
- NFIP communityCity of Kwethluk
- NFIP community number020130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Kwethluk participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020130 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bethel Census Area, not Kwethluk
Bethel Census Area context, not Kwethluk figures
- Establishments in Bethel Census Area215
- Covered employment, Bethel Census Area6,426
- Average annual pay, Bethel Census Area$54,820
- Housing units permitted, Bethel Census Area152
Every figure in this section is published for Bethel Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Kwethluk.
All Bethel Census Area figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kwethluk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kwethluk, Alaska?
975, in 203 households. Kwethluk city covers 10.14 square miles of land, which is 96 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kwethluk in?
Bethel Census Area, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kwethluk?
$51,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,700. Median gross rent is $725 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kwethluk in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kwethluk appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kwethluk, city of, community 020130, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kwethluk figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bethel Census Area as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kwethluk.
Is zoning published for Kwethluk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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