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Northwest Arctic Borough

Population in July 2008: 403. Population change since 2000: +3.9%
 

Males: 232  (57.7%)
Females: 171  (42.3%)

Median resident age:  22.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99749.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,035 (it was $39,688 in 2000)
Kiana:  $53,035
Alaska:  $68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,421

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $146,969 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Kiana:  $146,969
Alaska:  $237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $174,031; Detached houses: $176,939; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Kiana:

  • American Indian (92.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (6.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Kiana: 89.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 0.24 square miles.

Population density: 1671 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Kiana

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 5.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kiana city

  • Never married: 51.2%
  • Now married: 41.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 2.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Kiana, Alaska in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Kiana to the number of sex offenders is 67 to 1.

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

Kiana:  1.3% ($1,068)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (512.2 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2826.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Noorvik, AK (4.3 miles ), Selawik, AK (5.3 miles ), Kotzebue, AK (7.7 miles ), Ambler, AK (8.4 miles ), Buckland, AK (8.4 miles ), Noatak, AK (8.9 miles ), Deering, AK (9.4 miles) , Shungnak, AK (9.5 miles ).

Latitude: 66.97 N, Longitude: 160.43 W

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+31.1%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (18%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (34%)
  • Public administration (26%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
  • Air transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (22%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)



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Kiana-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/2008 at 14:30:13, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.9 MW, 4.7 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Kiana center
On 9/16/1993 at 17:57:15, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.8 MS, Depth: 25.0 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/11/2008 at 16:52:35, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 2.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/15/2008 at 14:23:30, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.7 ML, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from Kiana center
On 8/17/2007 at 11:05:03, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 3.8 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/27/1995 at 19:05:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.4 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 19.4 mi) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from Kiana center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Kiana:
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 38 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 215 miles; NOME, AK)
  • SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 313 miles; BARROW, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Kiana, AK

Airports located in Kiana:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kiana:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 384 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 511 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1829 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1830 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1846 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1853 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1881 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public high school in Kiana:
  • KIANA SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 190 CASANOFF ST.; Grades: PK - 12)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Kiana and their reported violations in the past:

KIANA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 385, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 119 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  4.0 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  80.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  15.5%
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: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  11.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kiana, AK



Kiana compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
  • Wood (6%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$1,242$14,9041$1,584
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,884
Streets and Highways 1$1,186$14,2320$0
Sewerage 2$4,294$25,7640$0
Water Supply 1$1,726$20,7120$0
Electric Power 1$1,690$20,2800$0
Totals for Government 6$10,138$20,2766$5,468



Kiana government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $580,000
    Sewerage: $70,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $518,000
    Sewerage: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Electric Utilities: $60,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    Central Staff Services: $27,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $588,000

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.51%
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:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.20% ($30,488 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.59% ($26,182)


8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.44%
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:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.81% ($34,491 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.58% ($58,273)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kiana:
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)


TV broadcast stations around Kiana:
  • K09RW (Channel 9; KIANA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04IG (Channel 4; KIANA, AK; Owner: CITY OF KIANA)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Kiana Central Office, Downtown Kiana, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: KNKR318
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2007, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Douglas A Neal
    Registrant: Bennet & Bennet, Pllc, 4350 East West Highway, Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (202) 371-1500, Fax: (202) 371-1558, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Ingemar Mathiasson, Kiana Health Clinic, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00467048
    Registrant: Maniilaq Association, Kotzebue, AK 99752, Phone: (907) 442-7207, Email:
  • Ben Phillips, Kiana Central Office, Downtown Kiana, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00006539
    Registrant: Otz Telecommunications Inc., 346 Tundra Way, Kotzebue, AK 99752, Phone: (907) 442-3114, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Kiana Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WZQ6
    Assigned Frequencies : 2.91240 MHz, 3.45040 MHz, 5.48540 MHz, 129.100 MHz, 129.800 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 130.400 MHz, 130.600 MHz, 131.100 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/28/2005, Expiration Date: 06/22/2015
    Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006-2304, Phone: (202) 719-7235, Fax: (202) 719-7049, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Kiana)


Kiana on our top lists:
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial managers"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Air transportation"
  • #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life, physical, and social science technicians"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Public administration"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents"
  • #73 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds"
  • #96 (99749) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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