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99759 Zip Code (Point Lay, AK) Detailed Profile




Estimated zip code population in 2021: 230
Zip code population in 2010: 189
Zip code population in 2000: 247

Houses and condos: 62
Renter-occupied apartments: 25
% of renters here:

55%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99759: 105.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 99759
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:

1.9% ($2,397)
Alaska:

1.2% ($3,570)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,482 (1.9%)

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Males: 138  (60.3%)
Females: 91  (39.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 99759:

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 15.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 4.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99759:

  • Never married: 68.5%
  • Now married: 22.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

Zip code 99759 compared to state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 99759 (2021)
    • 20890.4%American Indian
    • 146.1%White
    • 73.0%Two or more races
    • 10.4%Black
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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $123,062
99759:

$123,062
Alaska:

$304,900



According to our research of Alaska and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 99759 zip code as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 99759 is 310 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

23.5 years
Alaska median age:

35.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

5.0 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99759, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,846 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$31,846
State:

$45,527

Salary/wage: $31,041 (reported on 93.6% of returns)
Here:

$31,041
State:

$41,300
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total tax: $3,551 (reported on 62.8% of returns)
99759:

$3,551
State:

$7,049

Earned income credit: $1,421 (reported on 24.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,421
State:

$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.2%
Here:

78%
State:

49%
(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $10k, 84.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Estimated median household income in 2021:
This zip code:

$79,544
Alaska:

$77,845
Point Lay, AK (99759) map Nearest zip codes: 99761, 99766, 99750, 99752, 99782, 99763.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

64.7%
Alaska:

47.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

41.1%
Alaska:

47.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (3 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (12 now married, 30 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 99759 with a mortgage: 5
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,019
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $503

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

19.5%
Whole state:

10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

17.6%
Whole state:

5.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.9
State:

5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

4.0
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Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 02010 to 2019
  • 102000 to 2009
  • 101990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 151970 to 1979
  • 31960 to 1969
  • 01950 to 1959
  • 01940 to 1949
  • 01939 or earlier
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Point Lay, AK (99759)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Point Lay, AK (99759)
  • 2no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 22 bedrooms
  • 123 bedrooms
  • 44 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Point Lay, AK (99759)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Point Lay, AK (99759)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 81 bedroom
  • 52 bedrooms
  • 113 bedrooms
  • 14 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Point Lay, AK (99759) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Point Lay, AK (99759) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 21no vehicle
  • 01 vehicle
  • 02 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Point Lay, AK (99759) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Point Lay, AK (99759) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 18no vehicle
  • 61 vehicle
  • 02 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 99759 household income distribution in 2021

  • Zip code 99759 household income distribution in 2021
  • 1$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1$25,000 to $29,999
  • 3$45,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 10$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8$75,000 to $99,999
  • 9$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 99759

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 99759
  • 3$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2$80,000 to $89,999
  • 5$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2$250,000 to $299,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 99759

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 99759
  • 1$300 to $349
  • 3$900 to $999
  • 2$1,500 to $1,999
  • 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,408.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $127,656
  • Two or more races householders: $123,062

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $123,062
99759:

$123,062
Alaska:

$304,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,806 - $185,122

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $126,469
Here:

$126,469
State:

$348,655
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 99759

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 58
  • Two: 2

Unemployment: 15.7%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 99759

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 99759
  • 15.6%11Drove a car alone
  • 32.6%23Carpooled
  • 34.0%24Walked
  • 4.3%3Other means
  • 4.3%3Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99759

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99759
  • 25Less than 5 minutes
  • 305 to 9 minutes
  • 610 to 14 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 104.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 230
  • Male householders: 23 (8 living alone), Female householders: 23 (0 living alone)
  • 18 spouses (18 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 88 children (80 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person

44 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).

39.7% of residents of 99759 zip code speak English at home.
62.7% of residents speak other language at home (96% very well, 3% well, 1% not well).

Foreign born population: 0 (0.4%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:

0.4%
Whole state:

8.1%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 100%Ethiopia
Most common first ancestries reported in 99759
  • 6%German
  • 1%Kenyan

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Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • KALI SCHOOL (1029 QASIGIAKIK ST. in POINT LAY, AK)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-360070
    Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • POINT LAY VLG OF DMS (DMS BLDG KASEGALUK LAGOON in POINT LAY, AK) . Federal Facility. U.S. AIR FORCE. Tribal Land
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • POINT LAY LANDFILL (3 MI EAST OF TOWN in POINT LAY, AK)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.

Zip code 99759 marital status for males
Zip code 99759 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 30.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 87.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.2%Other fuel
  • 2.2%Electricity

Population in 1990: 139. Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+77.7%).

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

  • This state: 204
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 12
  • South: 4
  • West: 6

58% of the 99759 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

90% of the 99759 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Point Lay, AK (99759)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:

0.0%
Alaska:

21.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
Alaska:

17.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Alaska:

20.2%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Class of Workers in 2021
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 51,322Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
  • 37,497Office and administrative support occupations
  • 32,770Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

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

  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 7 people in other workers' dormitories
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