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Womens Bay, AK

Womens Bay's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

994
Residents
$102,292
Median income
$462,600
Median home
$1,467
Median rent (state)
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Sheet AK-WOMENS-BAY-AK · Womens Bay, AK 994 pop · income 79th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-HIGH · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-HIGH · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 994
  • INC-HIGH $102,292
  • COL-PAR 102.4
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UPPER 79th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kure Beach
  • HOME-HIGH $462,600
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Kure Beach, NC (+ $0 income $)

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 Womens Bay

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Womens Bay on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Womens Bay 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: 994.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $102,292. Population peers are excluded.

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Womens Bay - the verdict

Nationally, Womens Bay sits in the 79th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

79th
percentile, household income
82nd
percentile, home value
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: Womens Bay, AK

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 994 residents in Womens Bay, a small town within Alaska. Womens Bay households earn a median of $102,292 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.7%. Womens Bay's housing stock carries a median value of $462,600, and the median resident age is 35.5 years. 39.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 68.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

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). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,467 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Alaska's average monthly utility costs around $271 (state average). The average commute for Womens Bay workers runs 17.3 minutes, with 47.1% driving alone and 22.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 35.2 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

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How this reading path is ordered

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For Womens Bay, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Womens Bay?

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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Question 2

What does the journey to work look like in Womens Bay?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 47.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.3 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. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

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3. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Womens Bay?

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 Togiak (993 residents, $56,563 income); Alakanuk (997 residents, $39,667 income); Talkeetna (997 residents, $72,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Kirklin, IN (994 residents); Lynn, IN (994 residents); Victoria, KS (994 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.

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Population

994 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$102,292 /yr

High income · poverty 13.7% (Above-median poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

102.4 (US=100)

Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Alaska average

City profile score · Womens Bay, AK

52/100

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.

Household income B+
$102,292

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Bachelor's+ share B+
39.7%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

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.

Poverty rate F
13.7%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Womens Bay profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Household income, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living, Poverty rate. Household incomeBachelor's+ shareCost of livingPoverty rate 52 C-
Womens Bay profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Household income: 78/100 (B+) · $102,292
  • Bachelor's+ share: 75/100 (B+) · 39.7%
  • Cost of living: 29/100 (F) · 102.4 index
  • Poverty rate: 25/100 (F) · 13.7%

How does Womens Bay compare to other US cities?

Here's how Womens Bay stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 79% higher than other cities
Home value 82% pricier than other cities
Median rent 70% 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 Womens Bay 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 Womens Bay near the bottom of Alaska's cities

Among the 228 Alaska cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Womens Bay ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Womens Bay only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#20 of 215
91st percentile in Alaska
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 228
0th percentile in Alaska
Median Home Value
#3 of 200
99th percentile in Alaska
Poverty Rate
#89 of 225
60th percentile in Alaska
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#20 of 228
91st 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.

79thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

79th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Womens Bay's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$462,600 18th percentile more affordable than 18% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Womens Bay $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Womens Bay's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,024 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,207 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 4.5×, Womens Bay sits in the moderate band: national rank #12,024 of 15,516 and #9,207 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$102,292 Womens Bay, AK median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Womens Bay, AK Womens Bay, AK's median household income ($102,292) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Womens Bay, AK-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Womens Bay, AK median $102,292/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Womens Bay, 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 Womens Bay, AK.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 39.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 68.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
994
Median Income
$102,292
Median Home Value
$462,600
Median Age
35.5
Poverty Rate
13.7%
Labor force participation
68.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
39.7%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
17.3 minutes
Drive Alone
47.1%
Carpool
11.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
22.9%
Other
18.1%

Based on 571 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 Womens Bay. 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 Womens Bay 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 Womens Bay sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Womens Bay 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.

City Population Median Household Income
Womens Bay (this city) 994 $102,292
Togiak 993 $56,563
Alakanuk 997 $39,667
Talkeetna 997 $72,250
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.

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