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Utqiaġvik, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Utqiaġvik is a Census city of 4,778 people across 18.77 square miles of land, in North Slope Borough. Median household income is $115,313, 45.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Utqiaġvik
What Utqiaġvik is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.77 sq mi
- Water area2.7 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land254
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorth Slope Borough, 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.
Utqiaġvik
How many people live in Utqiaġvik
- Population4,778
- Median age34.4
- Population under 181,451
- Share under 1830.4 percent
- Population 65 and over552 plus or minus 153
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households1,441
- Family households1,018
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Utqiaġvik
- Median household income$115,313 plus or minus $47,177
- Per capita income$43,602
- Civilian labor force2,222
- Employed2,021
- Unemployed201 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over2,815
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Utqiaġvik
- Housing units1,634
- Occupied units1,441
- Vacant units193 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied657 plus or minus 132
- Renter occupied784
- Ownership rate45.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$311,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,360
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units1,063
- Share single family65.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more567 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more34.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Utqiaġvik gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,888
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,601
- Share commuting under 15 minutes84.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more122 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone42.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Carpooled26.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked11.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Utqiaġvik
SBA loans in Utqiaġvik (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,900,000
- Average approval$2,900,000
- Median approval$2,900,000
- Largest approval$2,900,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval38.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Utqiaġvik, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
North Slope Borough, not Utqiaġvik
North Slope Borough context, not Utqiaġvik figures
- Establishments in North Slope Borough145
- Covered employment, North Slope Borough11,794
- Average annual pay, North Slope Borough$128,567
- Housing units permitted, North Slope Borough8
Every figure in this section is published for North Slope Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Utqiaġvik.
All North Slope Borough 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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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
Utqiaġvik questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Utqiaġvik, Alaska?
4,778, in 1,441 households. Utqiaġvik city covers 18.77 square miles of land, which is 254 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Utqiaġvik in?
North Slope Borough, 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 Utqiaġvik?
$115,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $311,400. Median gross rent is $1,360 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Utqiaġvik businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,900,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Utqiaġvik, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Utqiaġvik borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Utqiaġvik. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Utqiaġvik figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for North Slope Borough 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 Utqiaġvik.
Is zoning published for Utqiaġvik?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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