99578 Zip Code (Eek, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 474
Zip code population in 2010: 296
Zip code population in 2000: 280

Houses and condos: 125
Renter-occupied apartments: 29
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99578: 102.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 520 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in 99578:

• High school or higher: 79.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 19.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 5.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99578:

• Never married: 39.8%
• Now married: 51.6%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 3.0%

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• • 45796.8%American Indian
  • 122.5%Two or more races
  • 30.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99578, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $16,516 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$16,516
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $16,379 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,379
State:	$41,300

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Alaska:	$1,233

Total tax: $831 (reported on 64.8% of returns)

99578:	$831
State:	$7,049

Earned income credit: $1,457 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,457
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 19.5%

Here:	20%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99634, 99655, 99559, 99680, 99641, 99609.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 67

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 96 (37 now married, 58 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99578 with a mortgage: 17 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $742
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $331

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

• Zip code 99578 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 2$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99578

• 12Less than $10,000
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99578

• 9$100 to $149
• 2$250 to $299
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $634.

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

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $86,275

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $85,390

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $89,269

Here:	$89,269
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 121
• 3 or 4: 3

Unemployment: 19.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99578

• 20.1%30Motorcycle
• 18.7%28Walked
• 76.2%114Other means
• 4.7%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99578

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 965 to 9 minutes
• 2610 to 14 minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 474

• Male householders: 64 (9 living alone), Female householders: 48 (7 living alone)

• 67 spouses (67 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 197 children (169 natural, 30 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 14 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 2 2-persons

94 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 women).

10.9% of residents of 99578 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
73.4% of residents speak other language at home (98% very well, 1% not well, 1% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EEK SCHOOL (PO BOX 50 in EEK, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-310090
  Organizations: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.4%

Population in 1990: 254. Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+10.2%).

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

• This state: 459
• West: 3

84% of the 99578 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

100% of the 99578 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 200% moved from different county within same state.

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:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Gambling Industries (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 99578 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Carter	4	79.8 years
Green	4	76.0 years
White	4	71.5 years
Joshua	3	75.7 years
Alexie	2	65.9 years
Brown	2	85.0 years
Cleveland	2	87.5 years
Foster	2	82.0 years
Mcintyre	2	73.5 years