99561 Zip Code (Chefornak, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 475
Zip code population in 2010: 418
Zip code population in 2000: 394

Houses and condos: 96
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99561: 106.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 89 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99561:

• High school or higher: 75.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 24.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 5.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99561:

• Never married: 52.8%
• Now married: 40.8%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 3.2%
• Divorced: 1.8%

• 
• • 45996.8%American Indian
  • 153.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99561, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $15,438 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$15,438
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $15,014 (reported on 87.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,014
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total tax: $904 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

99561:	$904
State:	$7,049

Earned income credit: $1,660 (reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,660
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 6.5%

Here:	7%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99614, 99690, 99637, 99681, 99622, 99680.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 39
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 55

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (0 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 76 (20 now married, 56 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 99561 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $74,999
• 7$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99561

• 27Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99561

• 2Less than $100
• 1$100 to $149
• 1$250 to $299
• 3$900 to $999
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $906.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,796
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $359,321

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $178,770

Here:	$178,770
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 93
• One, attached: 2

Unemployment: 24.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99561

• 27.6%32Walked
• 64.8%75Other means
• 15.6%18Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99561

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 735 to 9 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 475

• Male householders: 58 (3 living alone), Female householders: 36 (0 living alone)

• 57 spouses (57 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 159 children (143 natural, 14 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 31 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person

60 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (25 men).

3.1% of residents of 99561 zip code speak English at home.
82.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% very well, 3% well, 8% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHAPTNGUAK SCHOOL (PO BOX 50 in CHEFORNAK, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-310080
  Organizations: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 86.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 78.4%

Population in 1990: 320. Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+23.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 463
• West: 3

90% of the 99561 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

99% of the 99561 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)