Kiana, Alaska

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Northwest Arctic Borough

Population in July 2007: 401. Population change since 2000: +3.6%

Males: 231	(57.7%)
Females: 170	(42.3%)

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

Zip codes: 99749.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,281 (it was $39,688 in 2000)

Kiana:	$52,281
Alaska:	$64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,635 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Kiana:	$140,635
Alaska:	$231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $180,192; Detached houses: $178,775; 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%)

2008 cost of living index in Kiana: 89.5 (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: 1663 people per square mile

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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 early 2007.
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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (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 (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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Average climate in Kiana, Alaska

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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:

Bob Baker Memorial Airport (Runways: 1)

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 2007:

This city:	11.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Kiana mode of transportation to work chart

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	$14,904	1	$1,584
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$3,884
Streets and Highways	1	$1,186	$14,232	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,294	$25,764	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,726	$20,712	0	$0
Electric Power	1	$1,690	$20,280	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$10,138	$20,276	6	$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)

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