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Northwest Arctic Borough

Population in July 2007: 321. Population change since 2000: +4.2%
 

Males: 162  (50.5%)
Females: 159  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  21.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99786.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,303 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
Ambler:  $57,303
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $186,135 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Ambler:  $186,135
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $331,925; Detached houses: $324,236

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Races in Ambler:

  • American Indian (86.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (12.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ambler: 89.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (2.9%), Norwegian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 9.46 square miles.

Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Ambler

  • High school or higher: 64.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
  • Unemployed: 27.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 4.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ambler city

  • Never married: 47.8%
  • Now married: 42.8%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 2.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Ambler, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ambler to the number of sex offenders is 64 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ambler:  1.4% ($1,571)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (474.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2772.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Shungnak, AK (4.9 miles ), Kobuk, AK (5.3 miles) , Selawik, AK (8.2 miles ), Kiana, AK (8.4 miles ), Noorvik, AK (9.4 miles ), Huslia, AK (10.2 miles ), Buckland, AK (10.9 miles ), Hughes, AK (11.1 miles) .

Latitude: 67.08 N, Longitude: 157.86 W

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-1.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (25%)
  • Mining (14%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Air transportation (14%)
  • Utilities (14%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Health care (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (40%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • U. S. Postal service (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (34%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Average climate in Ambler, Alaska

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ambler:
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 108 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 271 miles; NOME, AK)
  • SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 293 miles; BARROW, AK)

Airports located in Ambler:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ambler:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 322 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 473 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1770 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1771 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1788 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1794 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1823 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public high school in Ambler:
  • AMBLER SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 109 AMBLER DR.; Grades: PK - 12)
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • You cite the population as mostly \"American Indian\" which they are not. There maybe a few Indians in the town but the population is actually Inupiat, formerly known as Eskimo. Eskios and ndians are NOT related. added by Ned Ludd

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Notable location: Unnatak (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Kanearok Creek (A), Ambler River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ambler and their reported violations in the past:

AMBLER COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 315, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from MAY-05-2004 to MAY-06-2004), St Boil Water Order (MAY-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from MAY-13-2004 to MAY-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-27-2004), St Other (MAY-28-2004)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-07-2003 to NOV-10-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-10-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2003), St Boil Water Order (NOV-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (5 times from NOV-12-2003 to NOV-26-2003), St Other (NOV-28-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-28-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and FEB-22-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-23-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-23-2005)
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 24 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.9 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  13.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  14.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ambler, AK



Ambler compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
  • Wood (48%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,646$31,7521$1,148
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,782
Electric Power 0$0 1$3,238
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,100
Totals for Government 1$2,646$31,7526$7,268



Ambler government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $69,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $75,000
    Sewerage: $71,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000
    General Support: $36,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Health & Hospitals: $6,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.51%
Alaska average:  9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.20% ($30,488 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.59% ($26,182)


8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.44%
Alaska average:  9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.81% ($34,491 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.58% ($58,273)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ambler:
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ambler:
  • K203AP (88.5 FM; AMBLER, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ambler:
  • K07OM (Channel 7; AMBLER, AK; Owner: VILLAGE OF AMBLER)
  • K11QI (Channel 11; AMBLER, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


Ambler fatal accident list:
Sep 13, 2002 09:00 AM, Ambler Airport Rd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Ambler Central Office, Downtown Ambler, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: KNKR318
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2007, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Douglas A Neal
    Registrant: Bennet & Bennet, Pllc, 4350 East West Highway, Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (202) 371-1500, Fax: (202) 371-1558, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Health Clinic, Call Sign: KXQ53, Licensee ID: L00002062
    Assigned Frequencies : 3.20240 MHz, 3.29440 MHz, 5.16890 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/13/2003, Expiration Date: 09/02/2013
    Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-18 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1175A , Serial Number: 18-777, Year manufactured: 1951, Airworthiness Date: 06/13/1961
    Registrant (Individual): Jerry L Landgrebe, Po Box 50, Ambler, AK 99786
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2429P , Serial Number: 22-2800, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Scott D Jones, General Delivery, Ambler, AK 99786
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4258Z , Serial Number: 18-8498, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 01/12/1967
    Registrant (Individual): Jerry L Landgrebe, Box 102, Ambler, AK 99786
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-32R-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6230J , Serial Number: 32R-7680337, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 06/14/1976
    Registrant (Corporation): Ambler Air Service, Po Box 7, Ambler, AK 99786

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