99723 Zip Code (Barrow, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,870
Zip code population in 2010: 4,213
Zip code population in 2000: 4,572

Houses and condos: 1,833
Renter-occupied apartments: 997
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99723: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 20.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 235 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $812 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,282 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 99723:

• High school or higher: 84.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 9.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99723:

• Never married: 46.3%
• Now married: 39.1%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 7.4%

• 
• • 3,10563.8%American Indian
  • 4659.6%Two or more races
  • 4429.1%Asian
  • 3687.6%White
  • 2535.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1463.0%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 881.8%Black

Urban population: 4,603
Rural population: 266

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99723, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,860 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,860
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $46,605 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$46,605
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $377 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$377
Alaska:	$1,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,759 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,759
State:	$2,694

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,440 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,440
State:	+$10,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,379 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,379
State:	+$12,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,583 (reported on 0.7% of returns)

99723:	$2,583
Alaska:	$2,963

Total itemized deductions: $16,639 (18% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,639
State:	$16,716

Here:	17.7% of AGI
State:	18.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,183 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,183
State:	$3,652

Here:	4.3% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,798 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

99723:	$6,798
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,450 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.4%

Here:	52%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $10k, 57.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 99791, 99782, 99786, 99751, 99773, 99789.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 186
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,442

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (0 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,071 (377 now married, 703 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99723 with a mortgage: 289
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,156
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $324

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

• Zip code 99723 household income distribution in 2022

• 113Less than $10,000
• 80$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 60$40,000 to $44,999
• 116$45,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 189$60,000 to $74,999
• 127$75,000 to $99,999
• 210$100,000 to $124,999
• 146$125,000 to $149,999
• 82$150,000 to $199,999
• 313$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99723

• 33$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 58$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 41$175,000 to $199,999
• 93$200,000 to $249,999
• 85$250,000 to $299,999
• 206$300,000 to $399,999
• 21$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99723

• 12Less than $100
• 7$100 to $149
• 19$200 to $249
• 9$300 to $349
• 51$450 to $499
• 13$550 to $599
• 48$650 to $699
• 40$700 to $749
• 6$750 to $799
• 99$800 to $899
• 131$1,000 to $1,249
• 74$1,250 to $1,499
• 205$1,500 to $1,999
• 78$2,000 to $2,499
• 6$2,500 to $2,999
• 149No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,257.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $323,079
• Black or African American householders: $339,749
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $231,935
• Asian householders: $294,449
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $407,699
• Two or more races householders: $323,985
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $339,749

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $262,740 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $190,158 - $344,870

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $230,870

Here:	$230,870
State:	$371,009

In 2-unit structures: $390,335

Here:	$390,335
State:	$345,335

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,110
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 140
• 3 or 4: 127
• 5 to 9: 94
• 10 to 19: 222
• 20 to 49: 90
• 50 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 9.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99723

• 33.0%703Drove a car alone
• 32.0%680Carpooled
• 7.2%153Taxi
• 13.6%290Walked
• 7.7%164Other means
• 8.0%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99723

• 495Less than 5 minutes
• 9355 to 9 minutes
• 24610 to 14 minutes
• 15315 to 19 minutes
• 4920 to 24 minutes
• 6830 to 34 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,870

• Male householders: 829 (204 living alone), Female householders: 798 (160 living alone)

• 620 spouses (620 opposite-sex spouses), 200 unmarried partners, (200 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,584 children (1,490 natural, 0 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 178 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 106 foster children, 160 other relatives, 101 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 149 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 319 2-persons, 274 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 150 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 366 1-person, 124 2-persons, 21 3-persons

516 married couples with children.
604 single-parent households (186 men, 418 women).

47.5% of residents of 99723 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 15% well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% very well, 4% well).
9.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 27% well, 1% not well).
32.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% very well, 14% well, 8% not well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NSB BARROW CY OF NSB LANDFILL (2 MI E OF BARROW in BARROW, AK)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH MUNICIPAL SERV DEPT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BARROW UTILITIES AND ELECTRIC (1295 AGUIK STREET in BARROW, AK)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1998-0078, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-AK2320078 42771, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES; WATER SUPPLY
  Organizations: BARROW UTILITIES & ELECTRIC COOP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BARROW UTILITIES & ELEC. COOP.

• NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH LANDFILL (2MI E OF BARROW ON STEVENSON ST in BARROW, AK)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1997-0094, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1997-0094, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CAMP LONELY (PITT POINT T18N R8N SE 1/4 UM in BARROW, AK) . Federal Facility. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Organizations: COOK INLET REGION INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , COOK INLET REGION INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BUREAU OF LAND MGMT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CAMP LONELY FACILITY, COOK INLET REGION INC

• BARROW HIGH SCHOOL (1684 OKPIK ST. in BARROW, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-360030
  Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• EBEN HOPSON SR. MEM. MIDDLE SCHOOL (6501 TRANSIT ST. in BARROW, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-360120
  Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• IPALOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2070 AHKOVAK ST. in BARROW, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-360020
  Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BARROW, CITY OF (2022 AHKOVAK ST in BARROW, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• POINT LAY WWTF (1274 AGVIQ STREET in BARROW, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: PIQUNIQ MANAGEMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CONSTRUCTORS PACIFIC ASPHALT PLT (WEST END OF RUNWAY in BARROW, AK)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CONSTRUCTORS PACIFIC CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• INUPIAT CLEANERS-INUPIAT CLEANERS (936 STEVENSON STREET in BARROW, AK)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Alternative names: WATER SERVICES

• NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS DEPT (1685 OKPIK in BARROW, AK) . Tribal Land

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ALASKA AIRLINES BARROW (1741 AHKOVAK ST in BARROW, AK)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ALASKA AIRLINES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 3,696. Population change in the 1990s: +876 (+23.7%).

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

• This state: 3,450
• Northeast: 52
• Midwest: 77
• South: 199
• West: 351

42% of the 99723 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

91% of the 99723 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BARROW, AK):

• NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH DEPARTMENT (5200 KARLUK ST) : $4,882,652 in 17 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Medical Services by Public Health Service, Indian Health Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $617,000; 2001: $750,000; 2002: $576,884; 2003: $793,493; 2004: $626,209; 2005: $694,803; 2006: $13,263.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $811,000 with Public Health Service for Other Medical Services. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  $722,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $700,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
  $650,142, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  

• ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORAT (1230 AGVIK ST)
  6543 employees, $973670000 revenue: $1,457,939 in 45 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Army, Public Buildings Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $1,364,333; 2001: $0; 2002: $2; 2003: $43,204; 2004: $7,200; 2005: $28,800; 2006: $14,400.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,077,794 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-09-14. Completion date: 1997-05-03.
  $286,539, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-14. Completion date: 1997-09-01.
  $7,200 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  $7,200, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
  

• ASRC COMMUNICATIONS LTD (INC) (1230 AGVIK ST; small business) : $549,967 in 2 contracts in 1999

  $549,967 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  

• NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH SCHL DST (829 AIVIK ST) : $4,631 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $4,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-08-17. Completion date: 2004-09-14.
  $400 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2006-05-01.
  $300 with Army for Personnel Testing. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2005-06-01.
  -$69 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-04-11. Completion date: 2004-09-14.
  

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

• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (50-99: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Testing Laboratories (20-49: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (20-49: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 23. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 36 took place in 2008, and the least - 9 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.9%), and Outside Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 99723
• 17343.9%Structure Fires
• 11829.9%Outside Fires
• 9524.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 82.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 99723, Alaska

Most common first names in zip code 99723 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	60.9 years
Joseph	6	64.3 years
Mary	6	80.2 years
David	5	69.8 years
James	5	55.4 years
Alice	5	78.0 years
Robert	5	68.2 years
Dora	4	46.8 years
Carl	4	67.8 years
Daniel	4	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 99723 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Leavitt	17	74.3 years
Hopson	10	64.9 years
Elavgak	8	71.5 years
Okpeaha	7	70.2 years
Simmonds	7	74.1 years
Itta	6	81.2 years
Ahvakana	5	59.2 years
Sakeagak	5	76.8 years
Ahkivgak	5	75.2 years
Solomon	5	68.6 years