Alaska / AIANNHCE 7250 / Alaska Native area

Point Hope

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

99.6%25/3 availability

99.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

5Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, this alaska native village uses Point Hope as its main village area, and it . FCC BDC records show 5 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers serving roughly 266 service locations, with current availability of 99.6% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.6% at 100/20, and 0.4% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Alaska, Point Hope is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.north-slope.org/our-communities/point-hope

Point Hope is located near the end of a triangular spit, which juts 15 miles into the Chukchi Sea 248 miles southwest of Utqiagvik. This peninsula is one of the longest continually inhabited areas in North America. The website includes sections on Visitors, Asna, Asrc, Iḷisaġvik College, Nsbsd, and Permits.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	594	660	925	649	721	832
Households	149	165	203	149	166	185
Median age	25.4	26.4	22.9	24.7	25.3	26.2
Male / Female	55.7% / 44.3%	55.0% / 45.0%	56.4% / 43.6%	55.3% / 44.7%	49.9% / 50.1%	50.8% / 49.2%
Avg. household size	3.99	4.00	4.56	4.36	4.34	4.50
Pop. density (per sq mi)	118.3	131.5	184.3	129.3	143.7	165.8
HH density (per sq mi)	29.7	32.9	40.4	29.7	33.1	36.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$62,813	$59,375	$62,321	$56,250	$81,944	$74,844
Per capita income	$18,313	$21,765	$19,502	$20,284	$24,297	$24,701
Poverty rate	20.6%	20.4%	19.0%	19.9%	18.1%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	30.4%	32.2%	30.3%	27.4%	25.4%	26.1%
HS diploma or higher	57.3%	54.8%	55.3%	53.7%	46.9%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	4.9%	5.6%	5.0%	4.6%	3.2%

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	3.5 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	8.9 Mbps	2.6 Mbps
2021Q2	17.6 Mbps	20.1 Mbps
2021Q3	56.8 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	56.3 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2022Q3	13.1 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2022Q4	2.5 Mbps	2.3 Mbps
2023Q1	110.0 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2023Q2	72.5 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2023Q3	125.9 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2023Q4	90.2 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2024Q1	126.3 Mbps	18.6 Mbps
2024Q2	82.4 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2024Q3	44.2 Mbps	10.3 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	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	98.1%	98.1%	0.4%
2023	98.1%	98.1%	0.4%
2024	99.6%	99.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	37.5%	28.6%
2018	42.8%	31.3%
2019	40.9%	36.8%
2020	38.2%	27.3%
2021	39.4%	40.0%
2022	38.9%	52.2%
2023	42.2%	75.0%
2024	31.4%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.6%
100/20 Mbps	99.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.6%	85%
Adoption	31.4%	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	5
Mobile broadband providers	1
Broadband serviceable locations	266

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Quintillion Subsea Holdings	—

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	80.5%	80.5%	80.5%	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	80.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	12.64

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	82.5	82.5	82.5	82.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.5	82.5	82.5	82.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	82.5	82.5	82.5	82.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	82.5	82.5	82.5	82.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	82.5	82.5	82.5	82.5
GSO Satellite	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.7
Any Terrestrial	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.3
Any Terrestrial	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0
Any Terrestrial	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5	80.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	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.