Wainwright is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wainwright, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Wainwright have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 37 of every 100 people in Wainwright
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +13%. Population: about 586 (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 1 in every 100 workers. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 6 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 32 across AK.
Median age 28.4 (AK 35.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 6 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wainwright says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Wainwright
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Wainwright’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wainwright or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Wainwright in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.