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Selawik, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Selawik is a Census city of 412 people across 1.98 square miles of land, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Median household income is $52,500, 65.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Selawik
What Selawik is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.98 sq mi
- Water area0.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land208 plus or minus 43
- 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.
Selawik
How many people live in Selawik
- Population412 plus or minus 86
- Median age17.9
- Population under 18208
- Share under 1850.5 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over9.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households88 plus or minus 23
- Family households77 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families87.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selawik
Income and work in Selawik
- Median household income$52,500 plus or minus $11,105
- Per capita income$13,917
- Civilian labor force126 plus or minus 37
- Employed80 plus or minus 25
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate36.5 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Adults 25 and over172 plus or minus 39
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selawik
Housing in Selawik
- Housing units130
- Occupied units88 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate32.3 percent
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate65.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$76,700 plus or minus $47,123
- Median gross rent, monthly$633
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units115
- Share single family88.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more11.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Selawik
How Selawik gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute64 plus or minus 21
- Commuting under 15 minutes62 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes96.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more3.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone0.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport11.8 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Walked27.9 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest Arctic Borough, not Selawik
Northwest Arctic Borough context, not Selawik 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 Selawik.
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
Selawik questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Selawik, Alaska?
412, in 88 households. Selawik city covers 1.98 square miles of land, which is 208 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Selawik 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 Selawik?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $76,700. Median gross rent is $633 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 Selawik 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 Selawik.
Is zoning published for Selawik?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.