12.8% of Kaktovik, AK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.9% greater than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Alaska. 8.2% of high school graduates and 42.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 60.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Kaktovik, AK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kaktovik:
12.8%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kaktovik:
2.0%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kaktovik:
60.0%
Alaska:
19.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 3.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kaktovik:
36.0%
Alaska:
23.1%
Poverty by age in Kaktovik, AK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kaktovik,AK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
50.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
100.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kaktovik,AK (percentage below poverty level)
57.1%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.7%18 to 24 years
33.3%25 to 34 years
60.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kaktovik,AK (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
15.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kaktovik, AK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kaktovik, AK (%)
11.1%American Indian
34.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kaktovik, AK (absolute numbers)
19American Indian
42+ races
13.7%Below poverty level
86.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kaktovik, AK
Children below poverty level:
Kaktovik, Alaska:
12.3%
State:
13.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kaktovik:
8.2%
Alaska:
8.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kaktovik:
42.9%
Alaska:
22.4%
0.0%Married-couple family
66.7%Male, no wife present
33.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
42.9%Worked part-time
57.1%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
100.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
14.3%1990 to 1994
45.2%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
14.3%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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