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Bethel Census Area

Population in July 2007: 624.
Males: 342  (54.9%)
Females: 282  (45.1%)

Median resident age:  22.2 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99551.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,203 (it was $35,833 in 2000)
Akiachak:  $47,203
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,043 (it was $51,400 in 2000)
Akiachak:  $85,043
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $140,629; Detached houses: $133,272; In 2-unit structures: $396,256; Mobile homes: $80,000

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Races in Akiachak:

  • American Indian (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Akiachak: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: .

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Incorporated on 02/07/1974

Land area: 6.76 square miles.

Population density: 92 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Akiachak

  • High school or higher: 64.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 25.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 5.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Akiachak CDP

  • Never married: 40.7%
  • Now married: 51.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 2.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Akiachak, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Akiachak to the number of sex offenders is 125 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Akiachak:  1.7% ($850)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (390.1 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2653.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Akiak, AK (2.6 miles ), Kwethluk, AK (2.6 miles ), Bethel, AK (3.8 miles ), Oscarville, AK (4.1 miles) , Napaskiak, AK (4.2 miles ), Tuluksak, AK (4.5 miles ), Napakiak, AK (4.9 miles ), Atmautluak, AK (5.4 miles ).

Latitude: 60.90 N, Longitude: 161.41 W

Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (36%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Construction (3%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (57%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (10%)
  • Plant and system operators (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Akiachak:
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 60 miles; BETHEL, AK)
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 164 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 278 miles; NOME, AK)

Airports and Other landing facilities located in Akiachak: See detailed data for Airports and Other landing facilities located in Akiachak, AK

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Akiachak:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 389 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 507 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1728 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1729 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1730 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1749 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1775 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public high school in Akiachak:
  • AKIACHAK SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: AKIACHAK #51100; Grades: KG - 12)
See full list of schools located in Akiachak

Library in Akiachak:
  • AKIACHAK SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $38,050; Location: #1 MAIN STREET; 11,215 books; 105 audio materials; 482 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Akiachak and their reported violations in the past:

AKIACHAK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 560, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 42 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  4.4 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  21.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Akiachak, AK



Akiachak compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
  • Wood (36%)
  • Other fuel (6%)

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
Alaska average:  9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.58% ($27,013 average AGI)
from Wade Hampton Census Area, AK  0.49% ($19,167)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.22% ($25,000)


7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,804 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.43%
Alaska average:  9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.34% ($37,402 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.72% ($38,333)
to Wade Hampton Census Area, AK  0.46% ($27,783)


Strongest AM radio stations in Akiachak:
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Akiachak:
  • KYUK-TV (Channel 4; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K15AV (Channel 15; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K21AO (Channel 21; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K12NS (Channel 12; AKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K10MV (Channel 10; AKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K09UJ (Channel 9; KWETHLUK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K11QY (Channel 11; KWETHLUK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Akiachak Central Ofc, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 19.5 m, Call Sign: KNKR275
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: Steve Hamlen
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111-108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Fax: (425) 649-5675, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • STEVE HAMLEN, Akiachak Central Ofc, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 19.5 m
    Registrant: United Utilities, Inc, 5450 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99518, Phone: (907) 273-5280, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • AKIACHAK, Akiachak Central Ofc, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 19.5 m, Call Sign: WFY991, Licensee ID: L00002081
    Assigned Frequencies : 6738.75 MHz, 6805.62 MHz, 6868.75 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: United Utilities Inc

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Akiachak Landing Area, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KFA9, Licensee ID: L00011273
    Assigned Frequencies : 131.100 MHz, 131.200 MHz, 131.300 MHz, 129.600 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 130.200 MHz, 130.400 MHz, 130.900 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/04/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2006, Cancelation Date: 10/29/2006
    Registrant: Alaska Aviation Radio Inc, 1776 K Street Nw, Washington, DC 20006

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KL0SR, Previous Call Sign: WL7CCZ, Licensee ID: L00213200
    Grant Date: 10/16/2001, Expiration Date: 10/16/2011
    Registrant: Mary E Flavell, Mile 1, Main Street, Akiachak, AK 99955

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