COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Alaska · 8,478 residents · 145,582 sq mi

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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a county of 8,478 people in Alaska. That trails the Alaska median by roughly 42%. The typical home is worth $31,400. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 1,927 more people live here than in 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,478

+29%vs 2000

vs 6,551 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

145,582 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.9%(924)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(864)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(765)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(537)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(487)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(1,579)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(1,589)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(833)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(522)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(229)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(135)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,945

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,666 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,554

−16%vs 2000

vs $13,720 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.0%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,400

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $464 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.1%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

28.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic24%(1,574)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(78)

Asian0.4%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic42.3%(3,583)

Black0.9%(77)

Hispanic / Latino1%(84)

Asian0.5%(44)

Other56.3%(4,774)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(89)

Puerto Rican0.2%(12)

Central American0.2%(8)

Honduran0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino1.4%(72)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.3%(13)

Ancestry

German8.5%(439)

Irish4.3%(225)

Norwegian2.5%(130)

English1.6%(85)

Scottish1.2%(60)

American1.1%(58)

Subsaharan African1%(51)

Swedish0.9%(45)

Dutch0.8%(44)

French0.7%(34)

French Canadian0.6%(32)

Russian0.5%(27)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.4%(21)

Danish0.3%(18)

Italian0.3%(18)

Finnish0.3%(17)

Czech0.3%(15)

Welsh0.3%(13)

British0.2%(12)

Hungarian0.2%(11)

Canadian0.2%(10)

Polish0.2%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(8)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(3)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Brazilian0%(1)

Ghanaian0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 9.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married51.4%(1,154)

Married34.9%(784)

Widowed4.4%(98)

Divorced9.3%(209)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(748)

Married37.9%(690)

Widowed10.3%(187)

Divorced10.8%(196)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

24.5%

−14.9 ptssince 2013

from 39.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.3%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)29.6%(85)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 287 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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