15.6% of Buckland, AK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.4% greater than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Alaska. 11.6% of high school graduates and 23.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 20.0%. For comparison, it was 17.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Buckland, AK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Buckland:
15.6%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Buckland:
6.5%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Buckland:
10.4%
Alaska:
19.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Buckland:
8.0%
Alaska:
23.1%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
20.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.5%
Poverty by age in Buckland, AK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Buckland,AK (percentage below poverty level)
10.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
6.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
15.4%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
26.1%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Buckland,AK (percentage below poverty level)
28.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
25.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
30.8%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
18.4%25 to 34 years
13.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Buckland,AK (% below half of poverty level)
2.8%Under 6 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 17 years
11.4%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Buckland, AK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buckland, AK (%)
0.0%White
15.0%American Indian
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buckland, AK (absolute numbers)
86American Indian
16.3%Below poverty level
83.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Buckland, AK
Children below poverty level:
Buckland, Alaska:
17.4%
State:
13.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Buckland:
11.6%
Alaska:
8.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Buckland:
23.4%
Alaska:
22.4%
53.3%Married-couple family
26.7%Male, no wife present
20.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
50.0%Worked part-time
50.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
37.5%One full-time, other didn't work
25.0%Both worked part-time
25.0%One part-time, other didn't work
12.5%Both didn't work
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