99739 Zip Code (Elim, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 292
Zip code population in 2010: 330
Zip code population in 2000: 313

Houses and condos: 100
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99739: 104.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1354.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.216 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99739:

• High school or higher: 94.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 35.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 3.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99739:

• Never married: 60.2%
• Now married: 30.7%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 2.0%
• Divorced: 5.7%

• 
• • 28498.3%American Indian
  • 20.7%Two or more races
  • 20.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.3%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99739, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,414 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,414
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $24,159 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$24,159
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total tax: $2,159 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

99739:	$2,159
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,955 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,955
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 41.4%

Here:	41%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 31.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 99784, 99736, 99753, 99771, 99671, 99659.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 36
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 35

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (2 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 51 (14 now married, 37 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99739 with a mortgage: 14
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $625
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $425

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

• Zip code 99739 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 2$60,000 to $74,999
• 9$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99739

• 3Less than $10,000
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99739

• 5$250 to $299
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $906.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,984
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $96,983
• Two or more races householders: $116,037

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,618 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,996 - $209,056

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $130,651

Here:	$130,651
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 98
• Two: 1

Unemployment: 35.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99739

• 1.7%1Drove a car alone
• 5.0%3Carpooled
• 28.6%17Walked
• 69.0%41Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99739

• 52Less than 5 minutes
• 25 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 292

• Male householders: 47 (19 living alone), Female householders: 24 (0 living alone)

• 25 spouses (25 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 130 children (117 natural, 9 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

Size of family households: 3 2-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person

43 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (11 men, 37 women).

84.6% of residents of 99739 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
10.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% very well, 4% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ANIGUIIN SCHOOL (29 MAIN STREET in ELIM, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70040
  Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ELIM, CITY OF (101 HILLSIDE STREET in ELIM, AK)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 41.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 34.5%

Population in 1990: 264. Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+18.6%).

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

• This state: 282
• Midwest: 1
• West: 3

47% of the 99739 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

94% of the 99739 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 99739 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Andrew	2	70.4 years
Ernest	2	47.0 years
Harry	2	72.0 years
Helen	2	68.0 years
Garrett	2	22.5 years
Henry	2	76.5 years
James	2	62.0 years
Julia	2	45.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 99739 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Saccheus	8	57.1 years
Daniels	4	66.5 years
Murray	4	64.3 years
Amaktoolik	3	75.0 years
Aukon	3	49.3 years
Jemewouk	2	81.6 years
Mccafferty	2	64.5 years
Moore	2	75.0 years
Moses	2	77.0 years