North Slope is home to 10,810 people in Alaska. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. The population is up 46% since 2000. There are 0 people per square mile. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,694, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Slope
What changed most since 1990
White share20.8% → 31.0%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$192,966 → $218,300(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
Population5,979 → 10,810(+81%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)45.3%(169)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(82)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 373 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
North Slope, decade by decade
North Slope population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,979
$121,139
$192,966
14.1%
53.6
2000
7,385
$115,079
$207,487
17.0%
51.8
2010
9,430
$98,567
$195,358
13.5%
26.5
2020
11,031
$95,852
$196,956
15.1%
68.9
2024
10,810
$95,694
$218,300
15.6%
71.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
