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Home to 477 people, the town was settled in 1950.
New Stuyahok’s average trip to work is 5 minutes, where Alaska’s towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only one of the 42 Alaska towns we compare has a lower rent at the middle of the market than New Stuyahok. New Stuyahok has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 88 in 1950, 512 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and a map from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Stuyahok, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Stuyahok.
89% of New Stuyahok’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves. Compared with 94% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Southwest Region School District. New Stuyahok’s only public school teaches 133 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Ivan Blunka SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 133 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). 477 people lived in New Stuyahok by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 7.4% fewer than in 2020. Its median age stands at 30.9 years. Alaska has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%.
| New Stuyahok | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.9 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 28% | 29% |
Somewhere between 25% and 55% women
The Census survey reached too few of New Stuyahok’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| New Stuyahok | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.3% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.3% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.7% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
For adults in New Stuyahok, the share who have obesity is 42%. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than New Stuyahok. Two figures for adults here: 31% smoke cigarettes, 22% report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than New Stuyahok.
| New Stuyahok | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Stuyahok | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 36.7% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 miles of trail. New Stuyahok’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of New Stuyahok; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 New Stuyahok residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
City in Alaska, United States
New Stuyahok (Central Yupik: Cetuyaraq) is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Stuyahok had a population of 512.
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New Stuyahok has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.