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Kivalina, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Kivalina is a Census city of 809 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Median household income is $72,589, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kivalina
What Kivalina is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area2.53 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land496
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthwest Arctic 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.
Kivalina
How many people live in Kivalina
- Population809
- Median age21.9
- Population under 18372
- Share under 1846.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Population 65 and over53 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over6.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households161
- Family households137
- Share of households that are families85.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kivalina
Income and work in Kivalina
- Median household income$72,589 plus or minus $15,765
- Per capita income$17,197
- Civilian labor force240
- Employed179 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed61 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate25.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over357
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.9 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher1.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kivalina
- Housing units189
- Occupied units161
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied134 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,000 plus or minus $57,520
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,089
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units183
- Share single family96.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more1.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kivalina gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute176 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes153 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes86.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone5.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport6.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Walked45.5 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest Arctic Borough, not Kivalina
Northwest Arctic Borough context, not Kivalina figures
- Establishments in Northwest Arctic Borough65
- Covered employment, Northwest Arctic Borough2,999
- Average annual pay, Northwest Arctic Borough$89,651
- Housing units permitted, Northwest Arctic Borough3
Every figure in this section is published for Northwest Arctic Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Kivalina.
All Northwest Arctic 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
Kivalina questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kivalina, Alaska?
809, in 161 households. Kivalina city covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 496 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kivalina in?
Northwest Arctic 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 Kivalina?
$72,589. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,000. Median gross rent is $1,089 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 Kivalina figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Northwest Arctic 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 Kivalina.
Is zoning published for Kivalina?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.