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Place dossier plate
SheetAK-TUNTUTULIAK-AK · Tuntutuliak, AK 616 pop · income 25th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tuntutuliak
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tuntutuliak on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hartville · lowest
28,125
Hartville · lowest
28,125 median HH income
32.8% of the leader · rank #1
Tuntutuliak · this city
53,625
Tuntutuliak · this city
53,625 median HH income
62.5% of the leader · rank #2
Groveton · near
53,625
Groveton · near
53,625 median HH income
62.5% of the leader · rank #3
Foot of Ten · near
53,625
Foot of Ten · near
53,625 median HH income
62.5% of the leader · rank #4
Burlison · near
53,625
Burlison · near
53,625 median HH income
62.5% of the leader · rank #5
Gilbert · near
53,625
Gilbert · near
53,625 median HH income
62.5% of the leader · rank #6
Wainwright · highest
85,750
Wainwright · highest
85,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Tuntutuliak on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 616.
Nationally, Tuntutuliak sits in the 25th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
25th
percentile, household income
70th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Tuntutuliak, AK
616 people live in Tuntutuliak, Alaska - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $53,625 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 20.7%. The median resident age is 27.8 years. About 1.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 57.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Alaska tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Alaska at 102.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,467 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Alaska's average monthly utility costs around $271 (state average). Commute times here average 3.7 minutes, with 0.0% driving alone and 4.9% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 35.2 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Tuntutuliak's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Tuntutuliak, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Tuntutuliak?
Walking is the largest reported mode at 62.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 3.7 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Tuntutuliak?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Alaska, the closest population matches are Wainwright (612 residents, $85,750 income); Gustavus (610 residents, $64,167 income); Fox River (605 residents, $75,083 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Fort Jones, CA (616 residents); Glen St. Mary, FL (616 residents); Watson, IL (616 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the education layer cover for Tuntutuliak?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 1.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Below median income · poverty 20.7% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
102.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Alaska average
F
City profile score · Tuntutuliak, AK
18/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living F
102.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$53,625
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
20.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
1.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Tuntutuliak profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 29/100 (F) · 102.4 index
Household income: 25/100 (F) · $53,625
Poverty rate: 12/100 (F) · 20.7%
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 1.8%
How does Tuntutuliak compare to other US cities?
Tuntutuliak measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income25% higher than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Tuntutuliak against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Alaska only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Alaska-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Tuntutuliak near the bottom of Alaska's cities
Among the 228 Alaska cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tuntutuliak ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tuntutuliak only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#154 of 215
28th percentile in Alaska
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 228
0th percentile in Alaska
Poverty Rate
#59 of 225
74th percentile in Alaska
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#207 of 228
9th percentile in Alaska
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Alaska only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
25th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$53,625Tuntutuliak, AK median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Tuntutuliak, AK median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Tuntutuliak, AK.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)1.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)20.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
616
Median Income
$53,625
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
27.8
Poverty Rate
20.7%
Labor force participation
57.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
1.8%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
3.7 minutes
Drive Alone
0.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
62.9%
Work from Home
4.9%
Other
32.2%
Based on 245 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Alaska statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $271
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Alaska at $271 (electricity about $131 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Alaska statewide averages, not a meter reading for Tuntutuliak. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Alaska's BEA cost-of-living index is 102.4 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Tuntutuliak is $1,467/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Alaska statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 35.2 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Alaska statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Tuntutuliak sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Tuntutuliak compares to similar-size Alaska cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.