Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,343. The median age was 37.9 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 114.1 males.^[11]

The racial makeup of the county was 21.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 71.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 6.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.^[12]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[13]

There were 2,194 households in the county, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[11]

There were 4,014 housing units, of which 45.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.8% were owner-occupied and 27.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.6%.^[11]

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 6,551 people, 2,309 households, and 1,480 families residing in the census area. The population density was 22.3 square miles (57.7km²) per person. It is the least densely populated county-equivalent of all 3,141 county-equivalents of the United States. There were 3,917 housing units at an average density of 0.027 per square mile (0.010/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 24.27% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 70.89% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 3.91% from two or more races. 1.19%^[29] were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 12.95% reported speaking an Athabaskan language at home; of these 35.26% spoke Gwich'in and 10.94% Koyukon.^{[30][failed verification][clarification needed]}

Of the 2,309 households, 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.90% were married couples living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 30.50% of households were one person and 6.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.53.

The age distribution was 35.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.60 males.

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