Chickaloon, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 272.
Population change since 2000: +27.7%
Males: 136  (50.2%)
Females: 136  (49.8%)
Median resident age:

60.1 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip codes: 99674.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,795 (it was $49,792 in 2000)
Chickaloon:

$50,795
AK:

$88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,974 (it was $14,755 in 2000)

Chickaloon CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,283 (it was $98,300 in 2000)
Chickaloon:

$265,283
AK:

$336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $344,102; detached houses: $337,740
March 2022 cost of living index in Chickaloon: 107.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.2%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.4% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Chickaloon, AK (2022)
    • 24583.1%White alone
    • 3311.2%Two or more races
    • 113.7%Hispanic
    • 72.4%Asian alone
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Ancestries: Irish (29.5%), German (17.9%), English (17.0%), Portuguese (11.6%), Norwegian (6.2%), Welsh (6.2%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 79.4 square miles.

Population density: 3.4 people per square mile   (very low).

Chickaloon, Alaska map

7 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia).

This place:

2.4%
Alaska:

7.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,616 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,418 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (59.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2326.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Sutton-Alpine, AK (3.8 miles ),
Lazy Mountain, AK (4.7 miles ),
Buffalo Soapstone, AK (4.7 miles ),
Farm Loop, AK (5.0 miles ),
Butte, AK (5.0 miles ),
Palmer, AK (5.0 miles ),
Glacier View, AK (5.0 miles ),
Knik River, AK (5.1 miles )

Latitude: 61.79 N, Longitude: 148.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Distribution of median household income in Chickaloon, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Chickaloon, AK in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.1%
Alaska:

4.6%

Average climate in Chickaloon, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2019 was 62.8. This is about average.

City:

62.8
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 22.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

22.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2019 was 11.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.6
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2019 was 4.97. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.97
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Chickaloon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 8048% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 123.1 miles away from Chickaloon center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 171.9 miles away from Chickaloon center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 123.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/2018 at 17:29:29, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 MW, Depth: 29.0 mi) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from Chickaloon center
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 369.5 miles away from Chickaloon center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Chickaloon topographic map

Airports located in Chickaloon:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chickaloon:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 61 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 12,483)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 61 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 213 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 6,397)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1346 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1350 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1359 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1371 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

Points of interest:

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

Lakes: Bonnie Lake (A), Upper Bonnie Lake (B), Ida Lake (C), Drill Lake (D), Fish Lake (E), Harrison Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Ravine Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: California Creek (A), Sawmill Creek (B), Saw Mill Creek (C), Doone Creek (D), Coal Creek (E), Chikootna Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Matanuska-Susitna Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

KING MOUNTAIN LODGE RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

2.2 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.6%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.1%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Chickaloon:

Marital status in Chickaloon, AK
  • Never married: 11.5%
  • Now married: 65.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 17.5%

For population 25 years and over in Chickaloon:

  • High school or higher: 97.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 24.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 56.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.2
Alaska average:

10.3

Religion statistics for Chickaloon, AK (based on Matanuska-Susitna Borough data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,07674
Other5,65019
Catholic3,3544
Mainline Protestant2,27117
Black Protestant1931
Orthodox1121
None62,339-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 39
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

4.72 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.1%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.7%
State:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Chickaloon:

49.0%
Alaska:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

42.6%
State:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Chickaloon:

28.8
Alaska:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Chickaloon:

21.9%
Alaska:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Chickaloon:

7.7%
State:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Chickaloon:

6.7
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Chickaloon:

29.8%
Alaska:

34.1%

General health condition:
This city:

57.4%
Alaska:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

75.7%
Alaska:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Chickaloon, AK Residents

9.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.10%
Alaska average:

7.48%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($572 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

0.09%
Alaska average:

0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  3.49% ($72,505 average AGI)
from Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK  0.33% ($67,127)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.25% ($64,911)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chickaloon:

  • 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)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chickaloon:

  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Chickaloon:

  • K03GL (Channel 3; KING MOUNTAIN, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K10MT (Channel 10; CHICKALOON, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • Chickaloon, Alaska
  • Fatal accident count10
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents14
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:3
  • Fatalities12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents25
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
  • Alaska average
  • Fatal accident count641
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents932
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons197
  • Fatalities696
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents1583
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents118
See more detailed statistics of Chickaloon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 10.5mTotal length
  • 1,010Total average daily traffic
  • 134Total average daily truck traffic
  • 1,210Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

2
  • SAWMIL, Sawmill 1 Mile N Of Glenn Hwy Milepost 83 (Lat: 61.807250 Lon: -148.329972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 21.4 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WEG462,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, Grant Date: 11/10/2020, Expiration Date: 12/08/2030, Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:

  • SAW MILL, (Sawmill) 46.7 Km Ne (Lat: 61.806972 Lon: -148.334444), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WFY618,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6795.00 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6785.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/24/2011, Expiration Date: 02/01/2021, Cancellation Date: 12/15/2020, Registrant: Moss And Barnett, 150 S 5th St Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Phone: (612) 877-5320, Fax: (612) 877-5022, Email:


FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:

1
  • Mi 73 Glenn Hwy 7/10 Mi Fish Lakes Rd (Lat: 61.772250 Lon: -148.571667), Type: Tower, Call Sign: KFF87, Licensee ID: L00005447,
    Assigned Frequencies: 2.45140 MHz, 3.20240 MHz, 5.16590 MHz, 5.16890 MHz, 5.20590 MHz, 8.07140 MHz, Grant Date: 09/20/1993, Expiration Date: 09/20/1998, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001, Registrant: Karl G Braendel, Chickaloon, AK 99674


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

7
  • Call Sign: KL7HHR, Licensee ID: L01034651, Grant Date: 07/27/2005, Expiration Date: 10/25/2015, Cancellation Date: 10/26/2017, Certifier: Albert L Haynes, Registrant: Albert L Haynes, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL1KF, Licensee ID: L00607798, Grant Date: 03/30/2023, Expiration Date: 03/30/2033, Certifier: Andrea N Frederick, Registrant: Andrea N Frederick, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL1KG, Licensee ID: L00607797, Grant Date: 03/29/2023, Expiration Date: 12/16/2032, Certifier: David K Frederick, Registrant: David K Frederick, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL3KU, Licensee ID: L01686500, Grant Date: 02/02/2012, Expiration Date: 02/02/2022, Cancellation Date: 02/03/2024, Certifier: Darlene F Lust, Registrant: Darlene F Lust, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL4GC, Licensee ID: L02020854, Grant Date: 04/28/2016, Expiration Date: 04/28/2026, Certifier: Timothy W Escher, Registrant: Timothy W Escher, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL4SB, Licensee ID: L02192558, Grant Date: 06/11/2018, Expiration Date: 06/11/2028, Certifier: Jay L Levan Jr, Registrant: Jay L Levan Jr, Chickaloon, AK 99674

  • Call Sign: KL5EI, Licensee ID: L02413996, Grant Date: 01/29/2021, Expiration Date: 01/29/2031, Certifier: Stephen E Heckel, Registrant: Stephen E Heckel, Chickaloon, AK 99674



FAA Registered Aircraft:

8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Chickaloon)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$111,730
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0002.00

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Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chickaloon, AK
  • 48.2%Wood
  • 39.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.5%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chickaloon, AK
  • 100.0%Wood


Chickaloon compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.

Chickaloon on our top lists:

  • #29 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
There are 3 pilots and 2 other airmen in this city.
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Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2024.