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Hoonah, AK map Population (year 2000): 860. Estimated population in July 2006: 739 (-14.1% change)
 

Males: 456  (53.0%)
Females: 404  (47.0%)
Median resident age:  35.6 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99829.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,700 (it was $39,028 in 2000)
Hoonah  $38,700
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,900 (it was $100,500 in 2000)
Hoonah  $115,900
Alaska:  $197,100

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Port Frederick Lodge
Icy Strait Cabins
Alaskan Raven Charters
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Races in Hoonah:

  • American Indian (69.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (27.9%)
  • Two or more races (9.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (7.6%), English (6.3%), Irish (5.9%), Norwegian (5.8%), Swedish (3.4%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 6.61 square miles.

Population density: 114 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hoonah

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 20.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hoonah city

  • Never married: 31.5%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

25 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.3% North America).

This city:  2.9%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Hoonah, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hoonah to the number of sex offenders is 75 to 1.

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

Hoonah:  0.6% ($603)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (1007.1 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2033.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Whitestone Logging Camp, AK (1.9 miles) , Game Creek, AK (6.3 miles) , Excursion Inlet, AK (21.0 miles) , Tenakee Springs, AK (27.3 miles) , Gustavus, AK (30.0 miles ), Cube Cove, AK (50.6 miles) , Pelican, AK (55.1 miles) , Elfin Cove, AK (63.4 miles) .

Latitude: 58.11 N, Longitude: 135.44 W


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Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+3.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (3%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Air transportation (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Food processing workers (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.31
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hoonah:
  • BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 66 miles; JUNEAU, AK)
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; SITKA, AK)
  • SITKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; SITKA, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hoonah:
  • GUSTAVUS (about 28 miles; GUSTAVUS, AK; ID: GST)
  • JUNEAU INTL (about 63 miles; JUNEAU, AK; ID: JNU)
  • SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (about 75 miles; SITKA, AK; ID: SIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hoonah:
  • HOONAH (about 2 miles; HOONAH, AK; ID: OOH)
  • HOONAH (about 4 miles; HOONAH, AK; ID: HNH)
  • EXCURSION INLET (about 22 miles; EXCURSION INLET, AK; ID: EXI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hoonah:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 975 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 1018 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1080 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1102 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1103 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1124 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1144 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
Public high school in Hoonah:
  • HOONAH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 366 GARTEENI HIGHWAY; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Hoonah:
  • MT BETHER BIBLE CENTER INC (Students: 10; Location: PO BOX 95; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Hoonah:
  • HOONAH ELEMENTARY (Students: 83; Location: 366 GARTEENI HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Hoonah:
  • ESTHER GREENWALD LIBRARY (Operating income: $84,229; Location: 366 GARTEENI HIGHWAY; 19,125 books; 44 audio materials; 850 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

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

HOONAH PWS (Population served: 946, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2001
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2001
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2001
  • 13 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2006)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2006)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2006)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2006)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 13 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.6%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Hoonah 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hoonah (2007 data):
  • Alaska Pacific Bank: Hoonah Branch at 310 Hill Street, branch established on 1997-01-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $178.4 mil, Deposits: $144.8 mil, headquarters in Juneau, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 23$50,943$26,5798$11,971
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 24$112,812$56,4063$8,268


Hoonah government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $322,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $200,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $137,000
    Sewerage: $122,000
    Solid Waste Management: $76,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $13,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $375,000
    General: $25,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,541,000
    Police Protection: $345,000
    Financial Administration: $215,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $201,000
    Regular Highways: $200,000
    Sewerage: $153,000
    Parks & Recreation: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $87,000
    Water Utilities: $65,000
    Central Staff Services: $41,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Health Services - Other: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,619,000
    All Other: $446,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $278,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,400,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $278,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $420,000
    Interest Earnings: $30,000
    Property Sale Other: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $52,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $2,315,000
    General Support: $176,000
    All Other: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $379,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,661,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Hoonah:
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KIFW (1230 AM; 1 kW; SITKA, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hoonah:
  • K220BT (91.9 FM; HOONAH, AK; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K210AS (89.9 FM; EXCURSION INLET, AK; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K280ED (103.9 FM; HOONAH, AK; Owner: ALASKA - JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hoonah:
  • K07QV (Channel 7; HOONAH, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04MO (Channel 4; HOONAH, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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