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Kobuk, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Kobuk is a Census city of 101 people across 15.33 square miles of land, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Median household income is $37,917, 51.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kobuk
What Kobuk is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.33 sq mi
- Water area0.69 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7 plus or minus 3
- 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.
Kobuk
How many people live in Kobuk
- Population101 plus or minus 46
- Median age22.8 plus or minus 13.4
- Population under 1842 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1841.6 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Population 65 and over10 plus or minus 14
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Households37 plus or minus 16
- Family households16 plus or minus 12
- Share of households that are families43.2 percent plus or minus 26.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kobuk
Income and work in Kobuk
- Median household income$37,917 plus or minus $24,644
- Per capita income$23,259 plus or minus $7,536
- Civilian labor force30 plus or minus 15
- Employed30 plus or minus 15
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over48 plus or minus 20
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.1 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kobuk
Housing in Kobuk
- Housing units56 plus or minus 16
- Occupied units37 plus or minus 16
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 6
- Vacancy rate33.9 percent
- Owner occupied19 plus or minus 12
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate51.4 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Single family units54 plus or minus 20
- Share single family96.4 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more3.6 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kobuk
How Kobuk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26 plus or minus 13
- Commuting under 15 minutes23 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes88.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.5 percent plus or minus 41.0
- Drove alone0.0 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked38.5 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest Arctic Borough, not Kobuk
Northwest Arctic Borough context, not Kobuk 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 Kobuk.
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
Kobuk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kobuk, Alaska?
101, in 37 households. Kobuk city covers 15.33 square miles of land, which is 7 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kobuk 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 Kobuk?
$37,917. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Kobuk 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 Kobuk.
Is zoning published for Kobuk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.