Moving to Chevak, Alaska

About Chevak, Alaska
Chevak

Chevak (Cevʼaq , which means "cut-through channel" in Chevak Cup’ik) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 951, up from 938 in 2010.

There is a tri-language system in Chevak; English, Cup’ik, and a mixture of the two languages. The people in Chevak speak a dialect of Central Yup'ik, Cup'ik (pr. Chew-pick), and identify themselves as Cup'ik people rather than Yup'ik. This unique identity has allowed them to form a single-site school district, the Kashunamiut School District, rather than joining a neighboring Yup'ik school district. The Cup'ik dialect is distinguished from Yup'ik by the change of "y" sounds into "ch" sounds, represented by the letter "c", and by some words that are completely different from Yup'ik words.

Gender
Gender Chevak Alaska Country
Female 41.4% 47.8% 50.8%
Male 58.6% 52.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Chevak Alaska Country
Less than $10,000 14.9% 3.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4% 2.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.5% 6.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5% 6.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 27.1% 10.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.9% 14.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.2% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.1% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more -1.4210854715202E-14% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Chevak Alaska Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 14% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 64% 28% 27.0%
Other College 13% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 1% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 2% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 2% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Chevak Alaska Country
White 11.4% 59.7% 60.1%
African American 0% 3.1% 12.2%
American Indian 87% 14.1% 0.6%
Asian 0% 6.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 1.4% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.6% 7.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 0.8% 7.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity