Editing Point Hope, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|Tikiġaġmiut}}
{{update section|date=May 2023|reason=Newer information is available in the 2010 and 2020 census reports}}
{{US Census population
|1880= 276
|1890= 301
|1900= 623
|1910= 243
|1920= 141
|1930= 139
|1940= 257
|1950= 264
|1960= 324
|1970= 386
|1980= 464
|1990= 639
|2000= 757
|2010= 674
|2010n={{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|2020= 830
|2020n={{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2023|reason=No mention of Point Hope at the given link}}
}}
Point Hope first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit settlement of "Tikirak."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=tikirak&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> All of its 276 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> In 1890, it returned as Point Hope. Out of its 301 residents, 295 were Natives, 5 were White and 1 was "Other." It continued to return as Point Hope in 1900 and 1910. From 1920-40, it returned as the village of "Tigara" (with the alternative name of Point Hope). In 1950, it returned as Point Hope and has continued to do so to date. In 1966, it formally incorporated.

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 674 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 87.8% Native American, 5.8% White, 0.4% Black, 0.1% from some other race and 3.9% from two or more races. 1.9% 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>{{failed verification|date=May 2023|reason=No mention of Point Hope at the given link}} of 2000, there were 757 people, 186 households, and 151 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|119.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 215 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 8.72% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 87.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.83% from two or more races.  1.72% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 186 households, out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 4.07 and the average family size was 4.50.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 42.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,750 versus $35,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,641.  About 13.9% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.