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Nome Census Area

Population in July 2007: 299. Population change since 2000: +0.3%
 

Males: 164  (54.9%)
Females: 135  (45.1%)

Median resident age:  24.7 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99753.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,069 (it was $30,417 in 2000)
Koyuk:  $40,069
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,772 (it was $32,500 in 2000)
Koyuk:  $53,772
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,501; Detached houses: $91,335

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Races in Koyuk:

  • American Indian (94.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Koyuk: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (1.0%), United States (1.0%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 4.74 square miles.

Population density: 63 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Koyuk

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 34.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 4.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Koyuk city

  • Never married: 62.0%
  • Now married: 23.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Koyuk, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Koyuk to the number of sex offenders is 30 to 1.

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

Koyuk:  1.3% ($430)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (439.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2771.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Elim, AK (6.2 miles ), Shaktoolik, AK (6.3 miles ), Golovin, AK (7.8 miles) , White Mountain, AK (8.3 miles ), Buckland, AK (8.5 miles ), Unalakleet, AK (8.6 miles ), Kaltag, AK (9.1 miles ), Nulato, AK (9.5 miles ).

Latitude: 64.93 N, Longitude: 161.16 W

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+28.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (31%)
  • Air transportation (17%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (35%)
  • Educational services (29%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Construction laborers (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Air transportation workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (26%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (18%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Koyuk:
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 120 miles; NOME, AK)
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 135 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 334 miles; BETHEL, AK)

Airports located in Koyuk:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Koyuk:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 391 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 438 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1795 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1796 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1807 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1818 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1846 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public high school in Koyuk:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Koyuk and their reported violations in the past:

KOYUK PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 277, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2002
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2002
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2000
  • 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-09-2006)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2005
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 244 regular monitoring violations
  • 42 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.7 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.8%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  20.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  28.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Koyuk, AK



Koyuk 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 above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly 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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Koyuk travel time to work


Koyuk mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%)
  • Wood (8%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$3,092$37,1041$663
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$73
Water Supply 1$2,318$27,8161$449
Electric Power 1$2,767$33,2041$1,185
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$586
Totals for Government 3$8,177$32,7085$2,956



Koyuk government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $87,000
    Sewerage: $53,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
  • Construction - General: $33,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $74,000
    Sewerage: $67,000
    Electric Utilities: $34,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Health Services - Other: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Libraries: $11,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $46,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $29,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $167,000

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
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  1.10% ($29,000 average AGI)


8.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.27%
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  2.82% ($36,038 average AGI)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.42% ($32,000)
to Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK  0.42% ($38,167)


Strongest AM radio stations in Koyuk:
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)


TV broadcast stations around Koyuk:
  • K02MB (Channel 2; KOYUK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K09SA (Channel 9; KOYUK, AK; Owner: KOYUK CITY COUNCIL)


Koyuk fatal accident list:
Aug 24, 2006 08:30 AM, Tamarack Street, Third Avenue, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Koyuk, Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WQIQ308
    Assigned Frequencies : 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/11/2008, Expiration Date: 04/11/2018, Certifier: David J Groggins
    Registrant: Monte R. Lee & Company, 100 Nw 63rd Street - Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Phone: (405) 842-2405, Fax: (405) 848-8078, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT CORP F-22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 69ND , Serial Number: 2204, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 12/27/1990
    Registrant (Individual): Fred P Otton, Po Box 53044, Koyuk, AK 99753


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