32.8% of Shungnak, AK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 66.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Alaska. 27.5% of high school graduates and 30.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.4% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Shungnak, AK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Shungnak:
32.8%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Shungnak:
3.0%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Shungnak:
21.4%
Alaska:
19.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Shungnak:
3.9%
Alaska:
23.1%
Poverty by age in Shungnak, AK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Shungnak,AK (percentage below poverty level)
57.1%Under 5 years
27.8%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 14 years
18.2%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
38.5%35 to 44 years
62.5%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
30.8%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Shungnak,AK (percentage below poverty level)
42.0%Under 5 years
35.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
63.0%18 to 24 years
32.0%25 to 34 years
44.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
44.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Shungnak,AK (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
13.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
Poverty by race and place of birth in Shungnak, AK
34.0%Below poverty level
66.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Shungnak, AK
Children below poverty level:
Shungnak, Alaska:
40.2%
State:
13.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Shungnak:
27.5%
Alaska:
8.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Shungnak:
30.0%
Alaska:
22.4%
66.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
33.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
35.7%Worked part-time
64.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
50.0%Both worked part-time
33.3%One part-time, other didn't work
16.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
26.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
36.8%1980 to 1989
36.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
25.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
37.5%1980 to 1989
37.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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