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99604 — Hooper Bay, AK

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 99604 in Hooper Bay, AK blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of D (49/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $49,688, a median home value of $150,000, 3.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of 5 minutes. Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 99604, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. If any of these feeds is missing for 99604, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall D score for 99604 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Strengths visible in the raw data include commute. Areas pulling the overall grade down are income, education.

D
Overall Score
49/100
99604 — Hooper Bay, AK
Income F
$49,688
Median household income
Education F
3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing B-
3.0x
Home value $150,000 vs income
Commute A+
5 min
Average commute time
Rent N/A
N/A
2-bedroom fair market rent
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
N/A
Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

F
$49,688

Median household income

Score: 36/100

Education

F
3.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 3/100

Housing

B-
3.0x

Home value $150,000 vs income

Score: 67/100

Commute

A+
5 min

Average commute time

Score: 96/100

Rent

N/A
N/A

2-bedroom fair market rent

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

N/A
N/A

Center-based infant care cost

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What This Means

Hooper Bay, AK (99604) receives an overall grade of D based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. This area performs well in commute. Challenges include income and education. Data was unavailable for rent, safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 99604?▼
ZIP 99604 (Hooper Bay, AK) has an overall neighborhood score of 49/100, earning a grade of D. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 99604 a good place to live?▼
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 99604 scores D overall. Strengths include commute. Areas that score lower: income, education.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?▼
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Official Data Resources

HUD Fair Market Rents → FBI Crime Statistics → NCES School Data →

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →

Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.