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Population (year 2000): 2,466. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,491 (+1.0% change)
 

Males: 1,273  (51.6%)
Females: 1,193  (48.4%)
Median resident age:  32.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99576.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,100 (it was $51,458 in 2000)
Dillingham  $51,100
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $150,400 (it was $130,400 in 2000)
Dillingham  $150,400
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Dillingham:

  • American Indian (60.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (34.3%)
  • Two or more races (9.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (10.8%), Irish (6.4%), English (5.3%), Norwegian (4.0%), United States (3.0%), Swedish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Incorporated in 1963

Elevation: 85 feet

Land area: 33.6 square miles.

Population density: 74 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dillingham

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dillingham city

  • Never married: 29.2%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

43 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Dillingham, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dillingham to the number of sex offenders is 249 to 1.

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

Dillingham:  0.7% ($946)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (619.0 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3253.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Clark's Point, AK (15.1 miles) , Aleknagik, AK (17.8 miles ), Manokotak, AK (37.9 miles ), Portage Creek, AK (55.3 miles) , Ekwok, AK (73.4 miles) , New Stuyahok, AK (86.9 miles ), Koliganek, AK (96.9 miles) , Egegik, AK (97.6 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $108,100
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,200
  • 1999: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 59.05 N, Longitude: 158.51 W


People in group quarters in Dillingham
  • 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 7 people in nursing homes
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +443 (+21.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Air transportation (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


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Crime in Dillingham by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0101
    per 100,000 0.039.90.040.1
Rapes 103919
    per 100,000 392.2119.8361.4762.4
Robberies 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.040.1
Assaults 110102028
    per 100,000 4313.7399.2803.21123.6
Burglaries 24156
    per 100,000 78.4159.7602.4240.8
Thefts 41175560
    per 100,000 1607.8678.62208.82407.7
Auto thefts 617103
    per 100,000 235.3678.6401.6120.4
Arson 0N/A00
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 157.4) 1265.1348.1612.41049.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.81
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Dillingham:
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (6000 KANAKANAK RD, BOX 130)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dillingham:
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 265 miles; BETHEL, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CENTE (about 425 miles; KODIAK, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 500 miles; HOMER, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dillingham:
  • DILLINGHAM (about 2 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK; ID: DLG)
  • KING SALMON (about 133 miles; KING SALMON, AK; ID: AKN)
  • ILIAMNA (about 255 miles; ILIAMNA, AK; ID: ILI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dillingham:
  • ANS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; KANAKANAK, AK; ID: 5Z4)
  • SHANNONS POND (about 5 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK; ID: 0Z3)
  • TRIPOD (about 15 miles; ALEKNAGIK, AK; ID: Z25)

Local government website: www.ci.dillingham.ak.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dillingham:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 619 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 840 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2440 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2542 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2569 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2573 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2587 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
Public elementary/middle schools in Dillingham:
  • DILLINGHAM MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 565 WOLVERINE LANE; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • DILLINGHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location: 711 SEWARD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Dillingham:
  • DILLINGHAM S D A SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: PO BOX 969; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Dillingham:
  • DILLINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $93,717; Location: 306 D STREET; 13,327 books; 517 audio materials; 1,308 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)

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

Creek: Squaw Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Alaska Big Game Hunting (Tours & Charters; Box 474 Mile 1-Lake Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Thai Inn - Reservations & Information (Po Box 833) (1), Thai Inn - Guest Rooms (Po Box 833) (2), Dillingham Hotel (Po Box 550) (3), The Bristol Inn (Po Box 330) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

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

DILLINGHAM WATER SYSTEM (Address: 810 Second Avenue West, Population served: 2341, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2004 and JUL-23-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JUL-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-23-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 8 minor monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
BBAHC - KANAKANAK HOSPITAL (Address: 6000 KANAKANAK ROAD, Population served: 257, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-03-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1999)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1998 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-28-2000), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-09-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and DEC-15-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-1998)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
EKUK FISHERIES (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
BAYVIEW TERRACE (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and FEB-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and FEB-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2000)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and AUG-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2000)
  • 17 routine major monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
BRISTOL BAY NATIVE ASSOC. (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2004 and JUL-23-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-23-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1997 and FEB-22-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-22-1999 to JUL-23-2004)
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
  • 275 regular monitoring violations
TIKCHIK NARROWS LODGE (Population served: 52, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-28-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-28-2000), St Other (JUL-05-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004. Follow-up actions: St Other (NOV-12-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004. Follow-up actions: St Other (NOV-12-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2004. Follow-up actions: St Other (NOV-12-2004)
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 26 other older monitoring violations
SWSD MANOKOTAK HEIGHTS SCHOOL (Address: 578 Kenny Wren Road, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2004 and APR-05-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2005)
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 73 regular monitoring violations
HOLY ROSARY RECTORY & CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 12 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dillingham that have no violations reported:
  • SWSD TOGIAK K12 SCHOOL (Population served: 446, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.8%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.2%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.0%

Dillingham compared to Alaska state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dillingham (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Dillingham Branch at 512 Seward Street, branch established on 1962-03-08. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 1$2,911$34,9323$788
Other and Unallocable 3$11,154$44,6160$0
Other Government Administration 4$20,956$62,8680$0
Fire - Other 2$5,221$31,3261$487
Police Protection - Officers 7$34,789$59,6380$0
Police - Other 6$24,308$48,6160$0
Streets and Highways 4$24,877$74,6310$0
Water Supply 1$4,441$53,2920$0
Water Transport and Terminals 0$0 1$868
Welfare 4$12,806$38,4180$0
Correction 5$16,846$40,4300$0
Solid Waste Management 2$5,829$34,9741$1,302
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 80$322,689$48,4039$10,761
Financial Administration 5$20,010$48,0240$0
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 23$73,693$38,4494$3,198
Totals for Government 147$580,529$47,39019$17,404


Dillingham government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $534,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $451,000
    Sewerage: $223,000
    Solid Waste Management: $84,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $67,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $43,000
  • Construction - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $320,000
    Solid Waste Management: $198,000
    Parks & Recreation: $81,000
    Regular Highways: $72,000
    Sewerage: $50,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $7,370,000
    General - Other: $1,593,000
    Police Protection: $864,000
    Financial Administration: $367,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $298,000
    Central Staff Services: $294,000
    Regular Highways: $288,000
    Fire Protection: $174,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $122,000
    Water Utilities: $103,000
    Libraries: $73,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,000
    Other Hospitals: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $656,000
    General Support: $211,000
    All Other: $101,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $129,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
    Rents: $5,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $240,000
    Regular Highways: $44,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $43,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,586,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $158,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $204,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $168,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $5,014,000
    All Other: $1,022,000
    General Support: $292,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,876,000
    Property: $1,192,000
    Other Selective Sales: $267,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $140,000
    Public Utilities: $55,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $48,000
    NEC: $18,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,382,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Dillingham:
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dillingham:
  • KRUP (99.1 FM; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: MCCORMICK BROADCASTING)
  • K285EV (104.9 FM; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: JOHN C. MARX)

TV broadcast stations around Dillingham:
  • K05KF (Channel 5; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: ALASKA CORP OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST)
  • K02GU (Channel 2; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K10LD (Channel 10; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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