Alaska / AIANNHCE 6975 / Alaska Native area

Mountain Village

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

About the Tribal Area

Mountain Village 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 255 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 Mountain Village, a Alaska Native Village. Yup'ik Eskimo village on Yukon River, strong subsistence and cultural traditions.

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	784	1,055	845	884	872	949
Households	168	236	195	200	200	211
Median age	28.5	28.4	25.8	22.6	21.2	20.5
Male / Female	59.7% / 40.3%	56.2% / 43.8%	54.4% / 45.6%	51.9% / 48.1%	53.7% / 46.3%	51.9% / 48.1%
Avg. household size	4.05	4.03	4.28	4.42	4.36	4.50
Pop. density (per sq mi)	6.8	9.2	7.4	7.7	7.6	8.3
HH density (per sq mi)	1.5	2.1	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$34,167	$31,339	$34,583	$45,000	$62,188	$65,078
Per capita income	$19,630	$17,363	$13,988	$13,531	$15,899	$14,599
Poverty rate	37.0%	43.7%	42.5%	39.6%	33.4%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	25.5%	21.6%	22.2%	14.8%	12.2%	14.4%
HS diploma or higher	65.0%	60.2%	52.3%	52.3%	49.3%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	8.0%	4.3%	3.2%	1.7%	0.5%

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	5.1 Mbps	3.4 Mbps
2019Q2	15.8 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2019Q3	15.4 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2019Q4	6.1 Mbps	13.8 Mbps
2020Q1	7.4 Mbps	18.3 Mbps
2020Q2	5.9 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2020Q3	7.9 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2020Q4	9.6 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2021Q1	6.8 Mbps	8.2 Mbps
2021Q2	11.0 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2021Q3	6.3 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2021Q4	7.2 Mbps	13.1 Mbps
2022Q1	9.2 Mbps	19.9 Mbps
2022Q2	8.5 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2022Q3	7.8 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2022Q4	27.6 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2023Q1	65.9 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2023Q2	35.4 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2023Q3	25.9 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2023Q4	111.3 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2024Q1	116.5 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2024Q2	72.7 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2024Q3	45.2 Mbps	9.2 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	10.3%	47.1%
2018	14.4%	44.7%
2019	18.5%	47.2%
2020	11.9%	75.8%
2021	9.2%	76.1%
2022	11.5%	87.2%
2023	7.0%	92.6%
2024	3.8%	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	3.8%	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	255

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	34.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	370.56

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	48.9	48.9	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	48.9	48.9	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	48.9	48.9	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	49.3	49.3	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	49.3	49.3	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	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	49.3	49.3	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	48.7	48.7	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	48.7	48.7	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	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	48.7	48.7	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	48.7	48.7	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	48.7	48.7	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	48.7	48.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	49.4	49.4	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	49.4	49.4	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	49.4	49.4	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	51.0	51.0	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	51.0	51.0	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	51.0	51.0	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.