Editing Utqiagvik, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 225
|1890= 246
|1900= 314
|1910= 446
|1920= 322
|1930= 330
|1940= 363
|1950= 951
|1960= 1314
|1970= 2104
|1980= 2207
|1990= 3469
|2000= 4581
|2010= 4212
|2020= 4927
|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>
}}
The town first appeared in census records in the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of "Ootiwakh".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=barrow&pg=PA49 | title=Geological Survey Professional Paper| year=1949}}</ref> All 225 of its residents were Inuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |title=Census data |website=www2.census.gov |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> In 1890, the community and area were returned as the "Cape Smythe Settlements", which included the refuge and whaling stations, Pengnok, Utkeavie, Kugaru (Inaru) River villages, four other camps, and Whaling Steamer ''Balaena''. Of the 246 residents, 189 were Natives, 46 were White, one was Asian, and 10 were other races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |title=Census data |website=www2.census.gov |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> This did not include nearby Point Barrow, which was a separate community. In 1900, the community reported again as "Cape Smythe Settlements".<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of Population - Populations of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1890 and 1900 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33405927v1ch07.pdf |page=426 |date=1900}}</ref> In 1910,<ref>{{cite web |title=Supplement for Alaska - Population, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mines, and Quarries |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033927n358-359ch10.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1910}}</ref> it first reported as Barrow and did so in every successive census to 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author1=U.S. Census Bureau |title=2010 Census of Population and Housing - Alaska |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-3.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224134536/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-3.pdf |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |date=June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The community formally incorporated in 1959. The native name Utqiagvik was adopted in 2016 and was used in the 2020 census.

[[File:Barrow-Alaska-skyview.jpg|thumb|left|Homes built on [[piling]]s]]
[[File:Barrow household.jpg|thumb|left|A typical home in Utqiagvik]]

In the [[2010 United States Census]], 4,212 persons were reported living in the city. The city's racial makeup was 60.5% Alaskan Native, 16.2% White, 8.9% Asian, 8.1% from two or more races, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 2.3% Pacific Islander, and 0.9% African.

In the [[United States Census|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 United States Census|2000]], 4,683 persons, 1,399 households, and 976 families were reported living in the city. The population density was {{convert|249.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,620 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 57.2% [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 21.8% [[White Americans|White]], 9.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.0% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.4% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], 8.5% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 3.3% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race.

Of the 1,399 households, 56.5% had children under 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were not families.  23.0% of all households were individuals, and 1.8% had someone 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 3.35, and the average family size was 4.80.

In Utqiagvik, the age distribution was 27.7% under 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The [[median household income|median income for a household]] in the city was $63,094.09, and the median income for a family was $68,223. Males had a median income of $51,959 versus $46,382 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,902. About 7.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under 18 and 13.1% of those 65 and older.

As of December 2022, the city's website says: "The largest city in the North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, has 4,429 residents, of which approximately 61% are Iñupiat Eskimo."<ref name="Home"/><!-- Iñupiat are Alaska Native -->