Alaska / AIANNHCE 7655 / Alaska Native area

Tyonek

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

8.6%25/3 availability

8.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

5Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Tyonek within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Native Village of Tyonek serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 5 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 130 service locations, with current availability of 8.6% at 25/3 Mbps, and 8.6% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Tyonek is a Alaska Native Village with ANVSA lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.tyonek.com

Coast Guard’s ongoing efforts to maintain and enhance the operational readiness and safety of its aviation assets,” said Paul Stein, President, Tyonek Services Group, Inc. “The VFDR units play a key role in ensuring accurate data capture and compliance with aviation safety standards.”. Tyonek Services Group, Inc. (TSG), a subsidiary of Tyonek Native Corporation, has completed the purchase of the hangar facility located at 2840 Wall Triana Highway in Huntsville, Alabama. Tyonek has long been home to many generations of Alaska Native people of the Athabascan region of Alaska. Tyonek is a name, a place, and an identity. The Native Village of Tyonek is located 40 miles south of Anchorage on the west side of the Cook Inlet.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	404	420	334	274	296	295
Households	110	131	138	109	98	95
Median age	36.6	36.9	40.3	34.5	29.5	29.0
Male / Female	53.5% / 46.5%	56.0% / 44.0%	58.7% / 41.3%	60.9% / 39.1%	63.2% / 36.8%	58.3% / 41.7%
Avg. household size	3.67	3.21	2.42	2.51	3.02	3.11
Pop. density (per sq mi)	31.8	33.1	26.3	21.6	23.3	23.2
HH density (per sq mi)	8.7	10.3	10.9	8.6	7.7	7.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$38,000	$38,125	$41,250	$42,159	$58,333	$66,250
Per capita income	$26,584	$29,133	$33,818	$35,372	$27,877	$29,169
Poverty rate	23.5%	23.1%	14.7%	16.1%	16.2%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	30.0%	33.8%	24.2%	19.5%	18.8%	15.5%
HS diploma or higher	66.9%	76.8%	73.4%	71.7%	72.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	6.0%	6.0%	2.9%	8.9%	14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	1.9 Mbps	1.8 Mbps
2019Q3	27.8 Mbps	26.4 Mbps
2019Q4	3.2 Mbps	2.6 Mbps
2020Q1	1.9 Mbps	0.7 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	4.0 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	4.6 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	80.7%	80.7%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	8.6%	8.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	35.5%	33.3%
2018	31.6%	22.6%
2019	36.4%	40.5%
2020	37.4%	43.5%
2021	37.0%	67.6%
2022	41.3%	65.4%
2023	39.8%	76.0%
2024	43.2%	71.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	8.6%
100/20 Mbps	8.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	8.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	8.6%	85%
Adoption	43.2%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	5
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	130

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc.	GCI Holdings LLC
SPITwSPOTS Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	41.5%	41.5%	6.9%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	92.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.5%
Total area (sq mi)	39.394

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	36.1	36.1	36.1	36.1
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6
All Wired	76.9	1.2	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.9	1.2	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6
Any Terrestrial	78.0	37.3	36.1	36.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	76.9	1.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	36.1	36.1	36.1	36.1

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	72.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	72.9	33.1	33.1	33.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	72.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	31.8	31.8	31.8	31.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	74.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.2	31.8	31.8	31.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	74.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	31.8	31.8	31.8	31.8

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	75.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.8	32.0	32.0	32.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	75.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	8.6
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	74.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.8	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.6
Any Terrestrial	85.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	8.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	74.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	41.5	41.5	41.5	41.5	6.9
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	69.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.2	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	78.5	41.5	41.5	41.5	6.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	69.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.