U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
North Slope Borough, Alaska housing affordability | ACS 2024
North Slope Borough, Alaska (GEOID 02185): ACS 2024 income, home value, rent, cost burden and home-value-to-income ratio.
Five housing measures
County equivalent GEOID: 02185
In North Slope Borough, This borough is a Census county equivalent, not a county. the median home value is 2.28 times the median annual household income (a comparison of county equivalent medians, not an individual mortgage payment). Median gross monthly rent is $1,254 (±$134 ACS 90% MOE). 24.8% of renter households with computed rent-to-income ratios spend at least 30% of income on gross rent. These county-equivalent-wide survey measures do not describe every household or establish what a particular household can afford.
| Median household income | $95,694 (±$16,311 ACS 90% MOE) |
|---|---|
| Median home value | $218,300 (±$20,831 ACS 90% MOE) |
| Median gross rent | $1,254 (±$134 ACS 90% MOE) |
| Renter cost burden (30%+) | 24.8% |
| Home-value-to-income ratio | 2.28 |
County comparison
Compare North Slope Borough with Alaska county equivalents that have available ACS 2024 five-year estimates for each measure. Positions use unrounded published county values; equal values resolve by ascending GEOID. These are locality-level comparisons, not a statewide household statistic or a recommendation. The ratio and burden rate are derived estimates without calculated margins of error; see the direct-estimate 90% MOEs and survey limitations below.
- Home-value-to-income is 2.28 in North Slope Borough: position 6 of 30 Alaska county equivalents with available observations, from lowest to highest. View the matching Alaska ranking.
- Renter cost-burden is 24.8% in North Slope Borough: position 14 of 30 Alaska county equivalents with available observations, from lowest to highest. View the matching Alaska ranking.
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County equivalent rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation. Alaska has boroughs, census areas and municipalities as Census county equivalents, not counties; census areas are statistical rather than organized borough governments.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Alaska bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums.