Metlakatla, AK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Metlakatla, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,460. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet METLAKATLA-AK · Metlakatla, AK 1 ZIPs · 1,460 pop · #12294/25278 · Prince of Wales-Hyder

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $72,279
  • RANK-MID #12294/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Craig
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,460
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,600

Nearest income peer: Craig, AK ( $8,029 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Metlakatla

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Metlakatla on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Metlakatla, AK sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,460
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,279
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 99926 (1,460 residents). Household income $72,279 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Metlakatla as a pure owner town.

Within Alaska, Chignik Lagoon is the closest lower-income city and Kivalina the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Metlakatla.

Population concentration

Metlakatla reads through its lone ZIP, 99926

1,460 ACS residents, one ZIP: 99926 is not the leading code inside Metlakatla, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Metlakatla

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 79 employees , annual payroll $3,171k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99926 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Metlakatla, AK

These ZIP codes sit in Prince of Wales-Hyder, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Metlakatla. See the Prince of Wales-Hyder roll-up →

No other city sharing Prince of Wales-Hyder reports a higher average ZIP median income than Metlakatla. Craig, Klawock and Thorne Bay sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hydaburg marks the far end of that range at $46,875, 35% below Metlakatla.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99926 1,460 $72,279 9 4

Metlakatla roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Metlakatla, .