Point Hope first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit settlement of "Tikirak." All of its 276 residents were Inuit. In 1890, it returned as Point Hope. Out of its 301 residents, 295 were Natives, 5 were White and 1 was "Other." It continued to return as Point Hope in 1900 and 1910. From 1920-40, it returned as the village of "Tigara" (with the alternative name of Point Hope). In 1950, it returned as Point Hope and has continued to do so to date. In 1966, it formally incorporated.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Point Hope had a population of 830. The median age was 25.4 years. 41.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 108.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.1 males age 18 and over. There were 214 households in Point Hope, of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.1% were married-couple households, 26.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 757 people, 186 households, and 151 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 215 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 8.72%
White, 0.13%
Black or
African American, 87.05%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.13% from
other races, and 3.83% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 186 households, out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.07 and the average family size was 4.50. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 42.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,750 versus $35,625 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,641. About 13.9% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==