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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Population in July 2007: 830.
Males: 398  (48.1%)
Females: 432  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  29.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99737.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,548 (it was $49,000 in 2000)
Big Delta:  $64,548
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $160,159 (it was $96,800 in 2000)
Big Delta:  $160,159
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $349,116; Detached houses: $355,823; Mobile homes: $56,786

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Races in Big Delta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Delta: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.2%), United States (17.8%), English (11.5%), Irish (6.1%), Russian (3.2%), Italian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Elevation: 995 feet

Land area: 55.2 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Big Delta

  • High school or higher: 91.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 24.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Delta CDP

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 66.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

57 residents are foreign born (6.9% Europe).

This place:  7.6%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Big Delta:  0.6% ($607)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (239.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2380.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Delta Junction, AK (2.7 miles ), Deltana, AK (4.2 miles ), Fort Greely, AK (4.3 miles ), Harding-Birch Lakes, AK (5.7 miles ), Healy Lake, AK (5.9 miles) , Salcha, AK (6.7 miles ), Dry Creek, AK (7.0 miles) , Eielson AFB, AK (7.3 miles ).

Latitude: 64.15 N, Longitude: 145.80 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Personal and laundry services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Construction (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (25%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)



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Average climate in Big Delta, Alaska

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Hospitals/medical centers near Big Delta:
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 75 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 204 miles; PALMER, AK)
  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 210 miles; VALDEZ, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Delta:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 78 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 241 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1372 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1373 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1391 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1396 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1425 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • It is very warm in summer and Cold in winter. I like the outhouse races. added by Tenderoni

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

Lake: Quartz Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.2 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  30.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  23.8%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Delta, AK


225 people in other workers' dormitories


Big Delta 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 below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Big Delta travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
  • Wood (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Electricity (1%)

12.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.37%
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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  2.09% ($33,038 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.00% ($60,760)


10.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.21%
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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  2.63% ($37,328 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.48% ($38,917)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.62% ($38,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Delta:
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Delta:
  • KDHS-LP (95.5 FM; DELTA JUNCTION, AK; Owner: DELTA/GREELY SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • K285DQ (104.9 FM; DELTA JUNCTION, AK; Owner: EVANGELISTIC ALASKA MISSIONARY FELL.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Delta:
  • K10OB (Channel 10; DELTA JUNCTION, AK; Owner: R.E. ANDREASSEN)
  • K17AF (Channel 17; DELTA JUNCTION, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • BIG DELTA, .9 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 19.2 m, Call Sign: WML566
    Assigned Frequencies : 22625.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Wesley E Carson
    Registrant: Latham & Watkins, 555 Eleventh Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 637-2200, Fax: (202) 637-2201, Email:
  • WHITESTONE, .9 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WML567
    Assigned Frequencies : 21425.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Wesley E Carson
    Registrant: Latham & Watkins, 555 Eleventh Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 637-2200, Fax: (202) 637-2201, Email:
  • TANANA RVR CROSSING, 1/2 Mile North Of Big Delta, Type: Bridg, Structure height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WQEE740
    Assigned Frequencies : 10624.3 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/10/2006, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015, Certifier: Martha Lewis Marcus
    Registrant: Alascom, Inc., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Fax: (770) 785-3007, Email:


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