Akutan, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99553
Aleutians East, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,027
- 29/sq mi
- $35,833
- Median income
- $93,300
- Median home value
- 25.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Akutan pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 4th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 29
- people per sq mi
- 56%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99553 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99553 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Akutan, Aleutians East, Alaska, home to just 1,027 residents across 35.9 square miles, a density of 29 people per square mile, in the Nome time zone.
ZIP 99553 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $35,833 (51% below the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $51,635. The poverty rate is 20.2%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $93,300 (56% below the average Alaska ZIP); owner occupancy is 56.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 25.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.6, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Alaska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 99553.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 99553, Akutan, AK · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,027
Population
35.9
Area (sq mi)
29
People / sq mi
Nome
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99553?
41.6
Median Age
73.3%
Male
26.7%
Female
55.2%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$35,833
Median Household Income
-51% vs state ZIP avg
$51,635
Per Capita Income
20.2%
Poverty Rate
4.9%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
86housing units
86
Total Housing Units
78
Occupied Units
8
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$93,300
Median Home Value
-56% vs state ZIP avg
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 99553, employing approximately 20 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,178,000.
5
Businesses
20
Employees
$1.2M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 99553, both outside AK so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,027 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.