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Wainwright, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Wainwright is a Census city of 718 people across 10.31 square miles of land, in North Slope Borough. Median household income is $93,750, 66.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wainwright
What Wainwright is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.31 sq mi
- Water area17.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land70
- 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.
Wainwright
How many people live in Wainwright
- Population718
- Median age28.4
- Population under 18268
- Share under 1837.3 percent
- Population 65 and over50 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over7.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households194 plus or minus 46
- Family households147 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wainwright
Income and work in Wainwright
- Median household income$93,750 plus or minus $29,969
- Per capita income$30,294
- Civilian labor force277 plus or minus 61
- Employed242 plus or minus 57
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate12.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over391 plus or minus 81
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.7 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wainwright
Housing in Wainwright
- Housing units206 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units194 plus or minus 46
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied129 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate66.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,000 plus or minus $26,491
- Median gross rent, monthly$833 plus or minus $186
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units193 plus or minus 46
- Share single family93.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wainwright
How Wainwright gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute211 plus or minus 54
- Commuting under 15 minutes177 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes83.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone44.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked27.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
North Slope Borough, not Wainwright
North Slope Borough context, not Wainwright 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 Wainwright.
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.
Coverage
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
Wainwright questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wainwright, Alaska?
718, in 194 households. Wainwright city covers 10.31 square miles of land, which is 70 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wainwright 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 Wainwright?
$93,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,000. Median gross rent is $833 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Wainwright 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 Wainwright.
Is zoning published for Wainwright?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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