Central, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99730
Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 144
- Population
- $24,545
- Median income Below-median income area
- 22.4%
- Bachelor's or higher Near-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Central pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in homeowner-dominated area.
- 1st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99730 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99730 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Central, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, home to just 144 residents across an area without a mapped square-mile figure, in the Anchorage time zone.
ZIP 99730 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $24,545 (66% below the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,570. Unemployment is 18.5%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59, and the average commute is 1 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Alaska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 99730.
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 99730, Central, 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
144
Population
-
Area (sq mi)
-
People / sq mi
Anchorage
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99730?
59.0
Median Age
53.7%
Male
46.3%
Female
0.0%
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?
$24,545
Median Household Income
-66% vs state ZIP avg
$26,570
Per Capita Income
2.8%
Poverty Rate
18.5%
Unemployment Rate
0.9 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 99730 ranks among Alaska ZIPs
Central, AK household income vs. every Alaska ZIP code
Median household income among 197 reporting Alaska ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$24,545 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 197 Alaska ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more Alaska ZIPs. 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 · 2019–2023
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
229housing units
229
Total Housing Units
68
Occupied Units
161
Vacant Units
1.59
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 99730, both outside AK so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 99730 in?
ZIP code 99730 (Central) is located in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska. Yukon-Koyukuk contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/yukon-koyukuk-ak.
What is the population of ZIP code 99730?
ZIP code 99730 in Central, AK has a population of 144 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 99730?
The median household income in ZIP 99730 is $24,545, which is 68% below the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 99730?
The largest racial group in ZIP 99730 is White at 86.1%.
What is the education level in ZIP code 99730?
In ZIP code 99730, 87.1% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the average commute time in ZIP 99730?
The mean commute time for workers in ZIP code 99730 is 0.9 minutes according to Census ACS data. The national average is roughly 26 minutes, so commuters here spend less time traveling to work than typical.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 99730?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 99730 is 2.8% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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