Average household size:
| This city: |  2.7 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.6% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
6 people in other workers' dormitories
Atka compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
- Wood (6%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,396 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,552 | $42,624 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,920 | $35,040 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $5,734 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $6,472 | $38,832 | 7 | $8,130 |
Atka government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $10,000
- Charges - All Other: $58,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $7,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $123,000
Health Services - Other: $35,000
Central Staff Services: $26,000
Water Utilities: $23,000
Air Transportation: $22,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $14,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $19,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $274,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $10,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $199,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $25,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $92,000
14.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,235 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 14.67% | | 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:
18.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,055 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 18.20% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Atka:
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- 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)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Atka:
- K09RX (Channel 9; ATKA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K04LJ (Channel 4; ATKA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Atka fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 2005 12:99 AM, Main Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3- Atka Rural Branch, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WGG84
Assigned Frequencies : 4.12640 MHz, 4.14740 MHz, 4.15040 MHz
Grant Date: 02/25/1999, Expiration Date: 02/03/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/04/2004
Registrant: Atka Fishermans Association, Atka Rural Branch, Atka, AK 99502 - Atka Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3218, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 0.27000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/1995, Expiration Date: 09/27/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 - Atka Rural Branch, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQCP801
Assigned Frequencies : 4.12640 MHz, 4.14740 MHz, 4.15040 MHz
Grant Date: 04/26/2005, Expiration Date: 04/26/2015, Certifier: George Dirks
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KL7ELO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/03/1987, Expiration Date: 11/03/1997, Cancelation Date: 11/04/1999
Registrant: Francis J Petrivelli, Atka Rural Branch, Atka, AK 99502
Atka on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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