Shaktoolik, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

353%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shaktoolik	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$24,049	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$90,267	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,712	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,715	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,339	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,654	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	22.2%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shaktoolik is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shaktoolik is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shaktoolik is 353% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shaktoolik is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,171 $90,267 $180,534

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Shaktoolik median earnings by income bracket

Shaktoolik employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.1%	3.1%
Public administration	40.6%	40.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.8%	18.8%
Education, health & social services	25.0%	25.0%
Other	6.3%	6.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaktoolik, AK	331	$90,267	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Limestone, FL	331	$0	100.0%
Kukuihaele, HI	331	$94,131	15.7%
Summerfield, IL	331	$58,152	28.5%
Triumph, LA	331	$64,631	20.5%
Freeborn, MN	331	$63,915	21.4%
Shaktoolik, AK	331	$90,267	11.0%

Source: The Shaktoolik, AK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.