Editing Point Lay, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 30
|1890= 77
|1940= 117
|1950= 75
|1980= 68
|1990= 139
|2000= 247
|2010= 189
|2020= 330
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:PtLay House.JPG|thumb|A typical residence in Point Lay]]
Point Lay first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Inuit village. All 30 of its residents were 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 returned again in 1890 with 77 residents, all native.<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 did not appear again until 1940 and again in 1950. The original settlement on the barrier island was relocated a mile to the east on the mainland in the 1970s. The new village of Point Lay returned on the 1980 U.S. Census and was made a census-designated place (CDP). It has continued to return on each successive census.

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 189 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.4% Native American, 10.1% White, 0.5% Pacific Islander and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.5% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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 2000, there were 247 people, 61 households, and 45 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{#expr:(247/30.5) round 1}} people per square mile ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*(247/30.5)) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 67 housing units at an average density of {{#expr:(67/30.5) round 1}} per square mile  ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*(67/30.5)) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.34% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 82.59% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 5.67% from two or more races. 2.43% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 61 households, out of which 50.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.57.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 46.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,750, and the median income for a family was $75,883. Males had a median income of $46,071 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,003. About 11.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

[[Image:PointLayFireTruckInsignia.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Point Lay fire truck insignia with Beluga Whale.]]