99727 Zip Code (Buckland, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 642
Zip code population in 2010: 416
Zip code population in 2000: 406

Houses and condos: 146
Renter-occupied apartments: 23
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99727: 103.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,167 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in 99727:

• High school or higher: 84.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 21.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99727:

• Never married: 51.4%
• Now married: 37.5%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 3.3%

• 
• • 62898.0%American Indian
  • 132.0%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99727, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,845 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,845
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $26,091 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,091
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $10k, 85.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total tax: $2,042 (reported on 55.0% of returns)

99727:	$2,042
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,029 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,029
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 39.5%

Here:	40%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 29.3% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 99763, 99753, 99749, 99752, 99771, 99736.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 79
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 61

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (0 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 120 (51 now married, 69 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99727 with a mortgage: 15
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $876
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $720

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

• Zip code 99727 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 9$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99727

• 2Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99727

• 1$250 to $299
• 2$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 1$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,058.

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

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $79,633

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $81,259 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,245 - $114,369

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $95,563

Here:	$95,563
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 140
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 21.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99727

• 4.2%6Drove a car alone
• 2.1%3Carpooled
• 29.0%41Walked
• 60.1%85Other means
• 10.6%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99727

• 53Less than 5 minutes
• 655 to 9 minutes
• 110 to 14 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 642

• Male householders: 81 (14 living alone), Female householders: 57 (1 living alone)

• 52 spouses (52 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 272 children (233 natural, 44 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 foster children, 27 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 2 2-persons

127 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (20 men, 24 women).

79.9% of residents of 99727 zip code speak English at home.
15.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUCKLAND SCHOOL (PO BOX 91 in BUCKLAND, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370020
  Organizations: NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 318. Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+27.7%).

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

• This state: 619
• South: 1
• West: 11

79% of the 99727 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

95% of the 99727 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from this county.

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): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 99727 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	2	57.5 years
Raymond	2	60.0 years
Samuel	2	69.5 years
Solomon	2	49.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 99727 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hadley	6	80.0 years
Thomas	4	67.7 years
Elook	3	58.4 years
Carter	2	75.6 years
Geary	2	70.5 years
Lee Sr	2	59.5 years
Mitchell	2	56.4 years
Ross	2	54.0 years
Savok	2	87.0 years
Washington	2	57.5 years