99637, AK Demographics

Population 573 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in ZIP 99637

Household size in ZIP 99637

Household size, people per household
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–104.642.792.68
2010–144.892.882.73
2015–194.412.912.71
2020–244.092.722.65
Change−0.55−0.07−0.03
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ZIP 99637 is a place of big households: 4.09 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 4.64 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in ZIP 99637

Median age, years
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1024.635.037.7
2010–1425.435.238.6
2015–1927.335.939.6
2020–2426.337.140.1
Change+1.7+2.1+2.3
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ZIP 99637 is young: half of its residents are under 26.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward families with many children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in ZIP 99637

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1015.9%14.0%12.3%
2010–1421.0%13.4%12.3%
2015–1926.7%12.6%11.6%
2020–2421.1%11.8%11.6%
Change+5.3 pts−2.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are common in ZIP 99637: 21.1% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in ZIP 99637

Renters in ZIP 99637

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1025.3%35.3%33.3%
2010–1423.5%36.7%35.6%
2015–1920.4%35.7%36.0%
2020–2421.4%33.2%34.8%
Change−3.9 pts−2.1 pts+1.5 pts
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ZIP 99637 is largely a place of homeowners: only 21.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 89.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in ZIP 99637

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1012.5%14.2%11.4%
2010–1414.9%15.0%11.4%
2015–1912.2%16.8%11.1%
2020–2410.7%15.2%9.6%
Change−1.9 pts+1.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in ZIP 99637 is close to the national rate: 10.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Alaska as a whole (15.2%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in ZIP 99637

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–10198019821974
2010–14197919841975
2015–19198219851977
2020–24198319871980
Change+3+5+6
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The typical home in ZIP 99637 was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in ZIP 99637

Rent, per month
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–10$720$1,067$965
2010–14$625$1,192$1,040
2015–19$563$1,322$1,213
2020–24$725$1,518$1,571
Change+$5+$451+$606
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The median renter in ZIP 99637 pays $725 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in ZIP 99637

Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 99637

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–108.4%26.3%28.4%
2010–144.0%26.8%29.6%
2015–196.0%29.1%32.1%
2020–247.8%31.1%35.6%
Change−0.6 pts+4.9 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in ZIP 99637: 7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in ZIP 99637

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1070.3%90.6%84.9%
2010–1472.3%91.5%86.1%
2015–1976.3%92.5%87.7%
2020–2482.5%93.3%89.3%
Change+12.2 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over one in six adults in ZIP 99637 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in ZIP 99637

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodZIP 99637AlaskaU.S.
2006–1025.5%9.2%8.1%
2010–1426.7%9.1%9.4%
2015–1922.1%7.6%5.6%
2020–2421.2%6.2%5.4%
Change−4.4 pts−3.0 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in ZIP 99637: 21.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

ZIP 99637 compared with nearby ZIP codes

ZIP codeHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
ZIP 996374.0926.321.1%21.4%10.7%1983$7257.8%82.5%21.2%
ZIP 996814.0926.321.1%21.4%10.7%1983$7257.8%82.5%21.2%
ZIP 996904.0926.321.1%21.4%10.7%1983$7257.8%82.5%21.2%
ZIP 995614.4529.024.6%24.3%9.2%1988$5963.1%85.3%19.0%
ZIP 996304.0926.321.1%21.4%10.7%1983$7257.8%82.5%21.2%
ZIP 996144.4529.024.6%24.3%9.2%1988$5963.1%85.3%19.0%
ZIP 996224.4529.024.6%24.3%9.2%1988$5963.1%85.3%19.0%
ZIP 995634.2423.627.6%39.0%23.4%1992$8246.1%82.3%17.2%
ZIP 996044.2423.627.6%39.0%23.4%1992$8246.1%82.3%17.2%
ZIP 996804.4529.024.6%24.3%9.2%1988$5963.1%85.3%19.0%
ZIP 996094.9424.326.1%22.9%9.3%1987$1,1255.7%72.5%17.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 99637. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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