99783 Zip Code (Wales, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 293
Zip code population in 2010: 145
Zip code population in 2000: 152

Houses and condos: 113
Renter-occupied apartments: 25
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99783: 102.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 99783:

• High school or higher: 84.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 10.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 4.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99783:

• Never married: 75.8%
• Now married: 13.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 4.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99783, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,810 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,810
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $18,738 (reported on 96.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,738
State:	$41,300

Total tax: $1,531 (reported on 50.8% of returns)

99783:	$1,531
State:	$7,049

Earned income credit: $2,188 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,188
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 27.0%

Here:	27%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 99785, 99778, 99772, 99769, 99762, 99750.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (0 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (3 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99783 with a mortgage: 10
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $720
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $337

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

• Zip code 99783 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99783

• 6Less than $10,000
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99783

• 2$200 to $249
• 20No cash rent

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

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,853 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,448 - $200,768

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $71,345

Here:	$71,345
State:	$371,009

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 105
• 3 or 4: 1
• Mobile homes: 5

Unemployment: 10.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99783

• 43.0%41Walked
• 53.5%51Other means
• 7.3%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99783

• 51Less than 5 minutes
• 315 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 293

• Male householders: 61 (19 living alone), Female householders: 29 (0 living alone)

• 11 spouses (11 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 103 children (91 natural, 8 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 2 2-persons

28 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (30 men, 25 women).

67.3% of residents of 99783 zip code speak English at home.
26.6% of residents speak other language at home (99% very well, 1% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NAVAL FIELD STATION WALES (T3N R45W S31 KRM CAPE PRINCE OF WALES in WALES, AK) . Federal Facility. U.S. NAVY. Tribal Land

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: UNITED STATES NAVY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: USNAVY WALES FLD STA

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 83.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 69.6%

Population in 1990: 341.

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

• This state: 284
• Northeast: 1
• West: 2

83% of the 99783 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

91% of the 99783 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% 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):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WALES NATIVE CORPORATION (3RD FLOOR DOME BUILDING VI in WALES, AK; small business) : -$15,862 in 2 contracts in 2000

  $0 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2000-09-29.
  -$15,862, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2000-09-29.
  

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) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)