Average household size:
| This city: |  3.1 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 71.4% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 32.1% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 16.0% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ekwok, AK
Ekwok compared to Alaska state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly 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. (89%)
- Wood (11%)
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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 | $1,781 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $442 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $743 |
| Electric Power |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,085 |
| Gas Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $736 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,054 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $5,841 |
Ekwok government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $163,000
- Construction - General: $110,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $131,000
Electric Utilities: $104,000
Financial Administration: $91,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Police Protection: $6,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $62,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $173,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $30,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $193,000
7.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,440 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.55% | | 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:
9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,149 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.12% | | 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 Ekwok:
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ekwok:
- K11QW (Channel 11; EKWOK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K04MS (Channel 4; EKWOK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Block 8, Lots 4, 6, 8, Ekwok Townsite Us Survey 4879 Tract A, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: KNKQ331
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/26/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Dennis Niedermeyer, Block 8, Lots 4, 6, 8, Ekwok Townsite Us Survey 4879 Tract A, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 24.4 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Ekwok, Call Sign: KNKM219
Assigned Frequencies : 454.375 MHz, 454.400 MHz, 454.425 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/22/2008
Registrant: Lukas, Mcgowan, Nace & Gutierrez, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
Ekwok on our top lists:
- #27 (99580) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other groups first ancestries"
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