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Kotzebue, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Kotzebue is a Census city of 2,984 people across 24.41 square miles of land, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Median household income is $110,357, 48.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kotzebue
What Kotzebue is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.41 sq mi
- Water area2.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land122
- 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.
Kotzebue
How many people live in Kotzebue
- Population2,984
- Median age31.0
- Population under 18972
- Share under 1832.6 percent
- Population 65 and over231
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent
- Households796
- Family households545
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kotzebue
Income and work in Kotzebue
- Median household income$110,357
- Per capita income$43,384
- Civilian labor force1,462
- Employed1,372
- Unemployed90 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over1,771
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kotzebue
Housing in Kotzebue
- Housing units1,002
- Occupied units796
- Vacant units206
- Vacancy rate20.6 percent
- Owner occupied382
- Renter occupied414
- Ownership rate48.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$288,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,565
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent
- Single family units578
- Share single family57.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more411
- Share in buildings of two or more41.0 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kotzebue
How Kotzebue gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,297
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,203
- Share commuting under 15 minutes92.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more1.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Drove alone23.4 percent
- Carpooled17.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked44.4 percent
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kotzebue
SBA loans in Kotzebue (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,113,000
- Average approval$371,000
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$845,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kotzebue, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Kotzebue
Flood risk in Kotzebue
- NFIP communityCity of Kotzebue
- NFIP community number020059
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/83
The City of Kotzebue participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020059 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.
Northwest Arctic Borough, not Kotzebue
Northwest Arctic Borough context, not Kotzebue 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 Kotzebue.
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
Kotzebue questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kotzebue, Alaska?
2,984, in 796 households. Kotzebue city covers 24.41 square miles of land, which is 122 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kotzebue 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 Kotzebue?
$110,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,400. Median gross rent is $1,565 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kotzebue businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kotzebue, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kotzebue borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kotzebue. Only 2 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.
Is Kotzebue in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kotzebue appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kotzebue, city of, community 020059, 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 Kotzebue 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 Kotzebue.
Is zoning published for Kotzebue?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.