TuluksakAK
A town settled in 1950, now home to 118 people.
Is Tuluksak a good place to live?
Tuluksak’s mean commuting time is 4 minutes, against 21 minutes in Alaska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a lower midpoint age than Tuluksak. Tuluksak has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
118 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tuluksak: who provides what
Tuluksak is unincorporated, so Bethel Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tuluksak.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Tuluksak, mostly cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Tuluksak after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. On expected storm and flood damage, Tuluksak sits below 99% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Tuluksak break down as 88% from cold waves and 6% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Tuluksak’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Yupiit School District. 133 students attend Tuluksak’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuluksak SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 133 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
More children than Alaska overall
Children under 18 are 46% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (37% statewide). Four-year graduates: 24% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Alaska.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 45% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Tuluksak’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.6 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Tuluksak | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 27.1% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.2% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 62.1% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.9% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
A larger share of adults in Tuluksak worry about having enough food than in the typical Alaska or U.S. town
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Tuluksak. The share of adults in Tuluksak who smoke cigarettes: 37%. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Tuluksak. The town does better than the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 26.
| Tuluksak | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tuluksak | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 47% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Is Tuluksak, AK a good place to live?
Tuluksak has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.