Kotzebue, Alaska - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,288
Male Share of the Population	53.1%
Female Share of the Population	46.9%
Senior Citizens	9.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,410
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	36.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.2%
Median Earnings25+	$54,631
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$20,156
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$48,164

Wealth

Median Family Income	$82,422
% Above Poverty Level	82.5%
% Below Poverty Level	17.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	6 minutes
% Working from Home	3.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	32.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.1%
Median Gross Rent	$1,417
Median House Value	$214,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	84.8%
German	6.3%
English	3.2%
Irish	1.9%
Norwegian	1.2%
Scottish	1.1%
French Except Basque	0.9%
Swiss	0.7%
Welsh	0.7%
Portuguese	0.7%
Polish	0.6%
Swedish	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Finnish	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Italian	0.3%
Czech	0.1%
Danishn	0.1%
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Kotzebue Almanac

Category	Value
County	Northwest Arctic Borough
P.O. Box Zip Codes	99752
Phone Area Codes	907
Time Zone	America/Nome
Approximate Latitude	67.24
Approximate Longitude	-161.19

Kotzebue Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	KOTZEBUE WIEN AP
Distance	15.7 miles
Jan Temp	-9 to 4 F
Apr Temp	3 to 20 F
Jul Temp	49 to 60 F
Oct Temp	19 to 28 F
Annual Precip	10 inches

Station	NOME AP
Distance	192.6 miles
Jan Temp	-2 to 13 F
Apr Temp	12 to 27 F
Jul Temp	47 to 59 F
Oct Temp	23 to 34 F
Annual Precip	16.5 inches

Station	TANANA AP
Distance	303.7 miles
Jan Temp	-17 to -3 F
Apr Temp	15 to 38 F
Jul Temp	51 to 72 F
Oct Temp	16 to 29 F
Annual Precip	12.3 inches

Kotzebue Public Libraries

Chukchi Consortium Library
604 THIRD STREET
Kotzebue, Alaska
(907) 442-2410

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Kotzebue Hospitals

Maniilaq Health Center (hospital)
(Government - Federal)
436 5th Avenue
(907) 442-3321

Kotzebue Public Schools

June Nelson Elementary
744 Third Avenue
ZIP: 99752
Primary
Total Enrollment 400

Kotzebue Middle/high School
744 Third Ave
ZIP: 99752
Other
Total Enrollment 311

Nwabsd Home School
744 Third Avenue
ZIP: 99752
Other
Total Enrollment 10

Kotzebue Private Schools

Nikaitchuat Ilisagviat
541 2nd Ave
ZIP: 99752
Elementary
Total Enrollment 15

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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