Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wainwright, Alaska

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Public administration1129 years
Physicians and surgeons11
Health and medical9

Wainwright, Alaska Facts

Area18.1 mi²
Population618
Male Population331 (53.5%)
Female Population287 (46.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+20.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+41.1%
Median Age25.8 years (Male: 26, Female: 25.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)$41,580 (2022)
Area Codes907
NeighborhoodsFort Wainwright
Local Time
TimezoneAlaska Daylight Time
Lat & Lng70.63694, -160.03833
Zip Codes99782

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Wainwright, Alaska Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population514438438622618688768
Population Density28.5 / mi²24.3 / mi²24.3 / mi²34.5 / mi²34.2 / mi²38.1 / mi²42.5 / mi²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wainwright, Alaska Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 41.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Wainwright, Alaska+20.2%+41.1%+41.1%
Alaska
United States
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wainwright, Alaska Median Age

Median Age: 25.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Wainwright, Alaska25.8 yrs25.6 yrs26 yrs
Alaska34 yrs34.1 yrs33.9 yrs
United States37.4 yrs38.7 yrs36.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Wainwright, Alaska Population Density

Population Density: 34.2 / mi²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Wainwright, Alaska61818.05 sq mi34.2 / mi²
Alaska600,952665,383.6 sq mi0.9 / mi²
United States321.6 million3,796,740.8 sq mi84.7 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wainwright, Alaska Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 to 2030

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Wainwright, Alaska

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Wainwright, Alaska Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$38,557$45,161$51,245$47,662$56,384$44,418$44,204$41,580
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Wainwright, Alaska CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Wainwright, Alaska7,076 tn11.45 tn392 tons/mi²
Alaska9,533,511 tn15.86 tn14.3 tons/mi²
United States5,664,619,810 tn17.62 tn1,492 tons/mi²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Wainwright, Alaska CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)7,076 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.45 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)392 tons/mi²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/28/0811:26 AM3.454.4 km10,000 mBeaufort Seausgs.gov

Wainwright, Alaska

Wainwright (WANE-rite) (Ulġuniq in Iñupiaq), also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk, is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 556, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough. The community..

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