Wainwright, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99782
North Slope, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 556
- 12/sq mi Low-density area
- $93,750
- Median income Above-median income area
- $117,000
- Median home value Below-median home value
- 5.6%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Wainwright pairs an upper-quartile household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 24%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 15th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 12
- people per sq mi
- 67%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99782 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99782 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Wainwright, North Slope, Alaska, home to just 556 residents across 46.3 square miles, a density of 12 people per square mile, in the Anchorage time zone.
ZIP 99782 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $93,750 (29% above the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,294. Unemployment is 12.6%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $117,000 (44% below the average Alaska ZIP), and median rent is $833; owner occupancy is 66.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 28.4, 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 99782.
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 99782, Wainwright, 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
556
Population
46.3
Area (sq mi)
12
People / sq mi
Anchorage
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99782?
28.4
Median Age
54.6%
Male
45.4%
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?
$93,750
Median Household Income
+29% vs state ZIP avg
$30,294
Per Capita Income
12.0%
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 99782 ranks among Alaska ZIPs
Wainwright, 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)
$93,750 Top 21% higher than 79% of 197 Alaska ZIPs
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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
206housing units
206
Total Housing Units
194
Occupied Units
12
Vacant Units
3.70
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$117,000
Median Home Value
-44% vs state ZIP avg
$833
Median Rent
1980
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 99782, 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 99782 in?
ZIP code 99782 (Wainwright) is located in North Slope, Alaska. North Slope contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/north-slope-ak.
What is the population of ZIP code 99782?
ZIP code 99782 in Wainwright, AK has a population of 556 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 99782?
The median household income in ZIP 99782 is $93,750, which is 23% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 99782?
The median home value in ZIP 99782 is $117,000, which is 58% below the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 99782?
The largest racial group in ZIP 99782 is American Indian or Alaska Native at 91.6%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 3.8% of the population.
What is the education level in ZIP code 99782?
In ZIP code 99782, 61.6% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 5.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 99782?
In ZIP code 99782, approximately 66.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 33.5% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 99782?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 99782 is 12.0% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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