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==Demographics== {{update|date=February 2025|reason=Newer information is available from the 2020 census reports}} {{US Census population |1880= 100 |1890= 175 |1900= 241 |1910= 247 |1920= 285 |1930= 261 |1940= 329 |1950= 469 |1960= 574 |1970= 434 |1980= 623 |1990= 714 |2000= 747 |2010= 688 |2020= 765 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2025|reason=No mention of Unalakleet at this reference}} }} Unalakleet first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated [[Inuit]] village of "Oonalakleet."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=unalakleet&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> All 100 of its residents were listed as Inuit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> It was listed in the 1890 census as ''"Unalaklik."'' Of its 175 residents, 170 were Native, 3 were Creole (mixed Russian & Native), and 2 were White.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> It was listed again as ''Unalaklik'' in 1900 and in 1910 under that name, although the latter census also listed it as spelled ''Unalakleet''. Since 1920, it has been recorded in the censuses as Unalakleet. It was formally incorporated in 1974. ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Unalakleet city, Alaska β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Unalakleet city, Alaska |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0280660&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Unalakleet city, Alaska |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0280660&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Unalakleet city, Alaska |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0280660&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |88 |98 |style='background: #ffffe6; |111 |11.78% |14.24% |style='background: #ffffe6; |14.51% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |2 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.27% |0.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |636 |531 |style='background: #ffffe6; |636 |85.14% |77.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |83.14% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |0 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.00% |0.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |19 |44 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8 |2.54% |6.40% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.05% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |2 |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7 |0.27% |1.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.92% |- |'''Total''' |'''747''' |'''688''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''765''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} ===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 688 people, 225 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|237.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|92.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 15.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 77.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.1% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 6.4% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. In 2013 there were 882 people. There were 224 households, out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.82. The population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $41,964 versus $32,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,845. About 12.5% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
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