Alaska / AIANNHCE 7690 / Alaska Native area

Unalakleet

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

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

3Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Native Village of Unalakleet in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 455 service locations, and current service levels of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Alaska are associated with Unalakleet, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.nativevillageofunalakleet.org

The Native Village of Unalakleet provides many services to the community. Located 148 miles southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage, Unalakleet sits on the coast of the Norton Sound at the mouth of the Unalakleet River. Official website of the Native Village of Unalakleet. We provide financial assistance, family and elderly services and many more. In grateful appreciation and distinguished recognition of your hard work and dedication.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	713	777	737	752	821	565
Households	170	158	169	162	196	193
Median age	40.9	37.6	41.5	41.1	38.5	35.6
Male / Female	51.8% / 48.2%	51.6% / 48.4%	48.3% / 51.7%	45.9% / 54.1%	46.3% / 53.7%	50.1% / 49.9%
Avg. household size	2.79	3.15	2.90	3.06	2.96	2.93
Pop. density (per sq mi)	60.3	65.7	62.4	63.6	69.5	47.8
HH density (per sq mi)	14.4	13.4	14.3	13.7	16.6	16.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$66,250	$83,750	$79,375	$83,750	$100,625	$93,750
Per capita income	$30,450	$30,610	$42,566	$44,612	$43,007	$35,133
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.9%	10.2%	12.3%	12.4%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	9.8%	8.7%	7.7%	8.0%	11.8%
HS diploma or higher	61.9%	62.8%	77.9%	75.9%	74.4%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	33.1%	47.4%	47.0%	44.4%	25.8%

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	2.5 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	5.1 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2019Q4	8.5 Mbps	18.9 Mbps
2020Q1	10.0 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2020Q2	7.0 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2020Q3	7.4 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2020Q4	6.2 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2021Q1	14.5 Mbps	23.0 Mbps
2021Q2	12.2 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2021Q3	5.2 Mbps	1.9 Mbps
2021Q4	4.9 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2022Q1	2.7 Mbps	1.3 Mbps
2022Q2	14.3 Mbps	12.5 Mbps
2022Q3	8.6 Mbps	1.5 Mbps
2022Q4	47.6 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2023Q1	55.7 Mbps	6.0 Mbps
2023Q2	60.7 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2023Q3	114.4 Mbps	13.2 Mbps
2023Q4	109.5 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2024Q1	68.4 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2024Q2	88.3 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2024Q3	51.0 Mbps	7.6 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	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	25.1%	20.6%
2018	25.7%	17.9%
2019	15.9%	28.1%
2020	14.6%	42.9%
2021	15.4%	30.4%
2022	16.0%	75.0%
2023	18.9%	75.0%
2024	25.4%	100.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	25.4%	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	3
Mobile broadband providers	1
Broadband serviceable locations	455

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	GCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation	—
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	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	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	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	36.234

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	78.7	78.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	86.5	86.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.5	86.5	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	87.0	87.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	86.5	86.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	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	78.7	78.7	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	76.9	76.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	84.8	84.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.8	84.8	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	85.3	85.3	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	84.8	84.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	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	76.9	76.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	76.9	76.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	85.2	85.2	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.2	85.2	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	85.8	85.8	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	85.2	85.2	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	76.9	76.9	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	76.1	76.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	85.0	85.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	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	76.1	76.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	76.4	76.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	85.0	85.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	84.4	84.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	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	76.4	76.4	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	82.4	82.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	91.4	91.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.4	91.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	91.9	91.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	91.4	91.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	82.4	82.4	0.0	0.0	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.