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Population (year 2000): 699
Males: 378  (54.1%)
Females: 321  (45.9%)

Median resident age:  33.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99645.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,339 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Buffalo Soapstone:  $54,339
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,146 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
Buffalo Soapstone:  $139,146
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $151,826; Detached houses: $167,305; In 2-unit structures: $114,474; Mobile homes: $47,500; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

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Races in Buffalo Soapstone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • American Indian (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Buffalo Soapstone: 93.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (17.7%), Italian (11.9%), French (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), Norwegian (7.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 22.6 square miles.

Population density: 31 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Soapstone

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Soapstone CDP

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

6 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
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:

Buffalo Soapstone:  2.0% ($1,650)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (40.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2338.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Farm Loop, AK (2.1 miles ), Fishhook, AK (2.2 miles ), Lazy Mountain, AK (2.3 miles ), Palmer, AK (2.5 miles ), Sutton-Alpine, AK (2.8 miles ), Lakes, AK (2.9 miles ), Gateway, AK (3.0 miles ), Butte, AK (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 61.69 N, Longitude: 149.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
  • Health care (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Bus drivers (8%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Soapstone:
  • VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PALMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Soapstone:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 223 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1363 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1364 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1373 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1386 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1413 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.8%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  22.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

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Buffalo Soapstone compared to Alaska 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 significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Other fuel (5%)

Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo Soapstone:
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo Soapstone:
  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNBA (90.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSKA (91.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM., INC.)
  • KEAG (97.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K202CB (88.3 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K208BC (89.5 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo Soapstone:
  • KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KTUU-TV (Channel 2; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K09JE (Channel 9; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K66CF (Channel 66; PALMER, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$247,2937$195,69011$171,0962$50,8751$103,410
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$148,9502$192,4600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$06$217,6602$66,9600$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$161,0453$224,5971$90,1800$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$180,5100$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0003.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$170,9652$259,570
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0003.00

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