Alaska / AIANNHCE 7745 / Alaska Native area

White Mountain

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 White Mountain within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

White Mountain in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers across roughly 116 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 White Mountain, a Alaska Native Village. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: kawerak.org/our-region/white-mountain

NATCHIRSVIK/IĠAłUIK White Mountain The Inupiat fish camp of Natchirsvik offers bountiful resources from both the Fish and Niukluk rivers that have supported and continue to provide for families through many generations. The Kawerak Newsletter is produced tri-annually by Kawerak. Printed copies are distributed to all post office box holders in the Bering Strait Region.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	156	170	192	194	185	222
Households	63	61	63	70	61	66
Median age	31.8	33.0	32.5	31.7	33.9	32.0
Male / Female	48.1% / 51.9%	51.2% / 48.8%	54.2% / 45.8%	50.0% / 50.0%	53.0% / 47.0%	54.1% / 45.9%
Avg. household size	2.48	2.79	3.05	2.77	3.03	3.36
Pop. density (per sq mi)	86.5	94.2	106.4	107.5	102.6	123.1
HH density (per sq mi)	34.9	33.8	34.9	38.8	33.8	36.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$53,750	$51,875	$48,125	$53,125	$56,563	$62,500
Per capita income	$21,537	$19,169	$18,111	$20,961	$23,003	$20,994
Poverty rate	24.4%	24.7%	28.6%	21.6%	19.5%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	20.7%	28.1%	26.3%	19.3%	17.2%
HS diploma or higher	56.3%	61.8%	65.0%	64.7%	67.8%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	11.8%	7.7%	7.8%	10.2%	10.2%

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	5.5 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2019Q2	7.8 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2019Q3	9.7 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	1.9 Mbps	0.9 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	7.3 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2022Q2	5.4 Mbps	6.7 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	143.2 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2023Q1	93.5 Mbps	4.2 Mbps
2023Q2	83.9 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2023Q3	68.2 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2023Q4	91.1 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2024Q1	164.6 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2024Q2	106.2 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2024Q3	201.7 Mbps	13.2 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	8.5%	27.8%
2018	8.4%	25.0%
2019	7.9%	35.7%
2020	8.2%	43.8%
2021	4.8%	40.0%
2022	8.6%	17.6%
2023	11.5%	10.0%
2024	10.6%	0.0%

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	10.6%	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	2
Broadband serviceable locations	116

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	GCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation	American Broadband Holding Company
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	82.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	4.845

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	99.2	0.0	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	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	99.2	0.0	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	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	99.1	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	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.1	99.1	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	0.0	0.0	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	99.1	99.1	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.