Wales, AK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wales, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 145. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WALES-AK · Wales, AK 1 ZIPs · 145 pop · #24250/25278 · Nome
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $37,188
- RANK-BOTTOM #24250/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elim
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 145
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $95,000
Nearest income peer: Elim, AK ( $157 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 Wales
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wales on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Koyuk · lowest $36,563
Koyuk · lowest
$36,563 median HH income
- Elim · near $37,031
Elim · near
$37,031 median HH income
- Wales · this city $37,188
Wales · this city
$37,188 median HH income
- Stebbins · near
Stebbins · near
$48,056 median HH income
- Gambell · near
Gambell · near
$52,500 median HH income
- Nome · highest
Nome · highest
$113,558 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wales, AK sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 145
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $37,188
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($37,188 average) · poverty 28.0%. The primary code (99783) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wales as a pure owner town.
Within Alaska, Elim is the closest lower-income city and Kobuk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wales.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 99783, is all of Wales
There is no split to weigh here: 99783 holds every one of Wales's 145 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Wales's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 20 employees , annual payroll $496k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99783 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Wales, AK
These ZIP codes sit in Nome, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wales. See the Nome roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Nome reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wales, Nome, Unalakleet and Gambell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Nome marks the far end of that range at $113,558, 205% above Wales.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99783 | 145 | $37,188 | 3 | 2 |
Wales 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 Wales, .