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Kusilvak Census Area, AK: population growth, jobs and income

Kusilvak Census Area lost 24 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.3%).

Kusilvak Census Area had an estimated 7,932 residents in 2025, down 5.2% (435 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Alaska as a whole (+0.6%), and the 22nd fastest growth of 28 counties in Alaska.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$833/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes18.3%2020–24
  • Rent growth, 5 years+17.3%2016-2020 to 2020-2024
  • New homes permitted, last 12 monthsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 169 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 629 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −14.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 17.4% in 2025, 0.3 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Median household income was $51,471 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +37.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,940th.

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Kusilvak Census Area population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20257,932−24
20247,956−41
20237,997−194
20228,191−185
20218,376+9
20208,367–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Kusilvak Census Area

Kusilvak Census Area lost 435 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−1,191).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+146+743
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0+1
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−169−1,191
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+12
Total change−24−435

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn AlaskaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth22nd of 282,940th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents27th of 283,073rd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth22nd of 262,936th of 3,092
Median household income28th of 282,666th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate28th of 283,107th of 3,108

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Kusilvak Census Area lost population faster than all 3 of its neighbouring counties (−5.2%, 2020–25).

Its median household income ($51,471, 2020–24) is lower than in all 3 of its neighbouring counties.

Kusilvak Census Area, AK and its 3 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Kusilvak Census Area, AK This county7,932−5.2%−21.3–$51,471
Bethel Census Area, AK18,391−1.5%−12.50.4$73,996
Nome Census Area, AK9,830−1.9%−7.50.3$78,681
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK5,028−5.1%−11.70.0$55,741

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Kusilvak Census Area growing?

No. Its population fell 5.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 435 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Alaska as a whole changed +0.6% over the same years. That ranks 22nd of 28 counties in Alaska for population growth.

How many people moved to Kusilvak Census Area?

On net, none in 2025: about 169 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Kusilvak Census Area?

It averaged 17.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Kusilvak Census Area?

About 7,932 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Kusilvak Census Area?

Private employers there had 629 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −14.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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