COMPARING TWO PLACES
Utqiaġvik vs Buckingham
PLACE A
Utqiaġvik, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Buckingham, Florida
Utqiaġvik is 8% larger than Buckingham. Utqiaġvik earns more, with a median household income $2,745 higher.
UTQIAĠVIKBUCKINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population4,6404,311+8% vs Buckingham
Population density247239+8
Population growth–10.1%–
Median age34.452.8−18.4
Male54.2%42.9%+11.3 pts
Female45.8%57.1%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born8.5%4.8%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.7%82.9%−63.2 pts
Black0.8%2.9%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%10.3%−2.6 pts
Asian8.1%0.9%+7.2 pts
Other63.6%2.9%+60.7 pts
Median household income$115,313$112,568+$2,745
Per capita income$43,602$45,600−$1,998
Poverty rate11.0%8.7%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.358+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%25.9%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree7.5%10.2%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%1.9%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation63.6%58.1%+5.4 pts
Median home value$311,400$431,100−$119,700
Median gross rent$1,360$2,196−$836
Owner-occupied45.6%95.0%−49.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%8.6%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%30.0%−0.8 pts
Average commute10.130.4−20.3
Worked from home7.4%14.0%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured13.1%5.7%+7.4 pts
Population, 2018 – 2024