Utqiagvik is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 4,927 people and just one neighborhood, Utqiagvik is the 14th largest community in Alaska.
Utqiagvik is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Utqiagvik is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Utqiagvik who work in office and administrative support (17.29%), teaching (11.10%), and management occupations (8.50%).
Utqiagvik is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Utqiagvik is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 9.26 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Utqiagvik does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Utqiagvik, just 12.72% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Utqiagvik in 2018 was $29,900, which is lower middle income relative to Alaska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,600 for a family of four. However, Utqiagvik contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Utqiagvik is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Utqiagvik home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Utqiagvik residents report their race to be Native American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Utqiagvik include Irish, German, Haitian, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Utqiagvik is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Pacific Island languages.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to AK* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Eben Hopson Middle School
6501 Transit St Utqiagvik, AK 99723 |
06-08 | ||
Fred Ipalook Elementary School
2070 Ahkovak St Utqiagvik, AK 99723 |
PK-05 | ||
Barrow High School
1684 Okpik St Utqiagvik, AK 99723 |
09-12 | ||
Kiita Learning Community School
5246 Karluk St Utqiagvik, AK 99723 |
09-12 | ||
Qargi Academy School
1684 Okpik St Utqiagvik, AK 99723 |
09-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Black | ||
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Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | UNREPORTED | 42.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | 38.8% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | 3.8% |
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