Wainwright first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated area of "Wainwright Inlet." This included the native settlement Kugmiut, camps on Kug River, Setorokamiut, Nuklwok, Nutnago and Shinnowok. All 72 residents were native. It did not appear again on the census until 1920, this time as Wainwright. It was formally incorporated in 1962. , Captain
James Cook decided that his path North through the Northwest passage was completely blocked by ice and turned South again. Photo taken July 24, 2017.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wainwright had a population of 628. The median age was 27.1 years. 35.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.2 males age 18 and over. There were 156 households in Wainwright, of which 57.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.0% were married-couple households, 25.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 546 people, 148 households and 117 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 179 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 6.78%
White, 0.18%
Black or
African American, 90.29%
Native American, and 2.75% from two or more races. There were 148 households, of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.17. 37.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males. The
median household income was $54,722 and the median family income was $58,125. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $40,313 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,709. About 8.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==