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Northwest Arctic Borough

Population in July 2009: 400. Population change since 2000: +3.1%
 

Males: 230  (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 2009: $36,255 (it was $39,688 in 2000)
Kiana:

$36,255
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,646

Kiana city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $153,969 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Kiana:

$153,969
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $180,411; Detached houses: $183,238; Mobile homes: $74,420

Median gross rent in 2009: $754.

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Kiana races chart
  • American alone - 314 (91.3%)
  • White alone - 17 (4.9%)
  • Two or more races - 10 (2.9%)
  • Hispanic - 3 (0.9%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Kiana: 110.2 (more 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: 1659 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 (commute): 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 July 2011
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 with mortgages in 2009: $-1
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $113 (0.1%)

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

Kiana household income distribution Kiana home values distribution

Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.3%
Alaska:

8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)


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

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Utilities (24%)
  • Retail trade (20%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (27%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (17%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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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Earthquake activity:

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 the city 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 Kiana 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 the city 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 Kiana 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 the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Northwest Arctic Borough County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Kiana:

  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 215 miles away; NOME, AK)
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 388 miles away; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, about 477 miles away; BETHEL, 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: 4,287)
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 512 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 7,786)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1827 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1831 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1853 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1880 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1888 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

Public high school in Kiana:

  • KIANA SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 190 CASANOFF ST.; Grades: PK - 12)
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Northwest Arctic Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.3%
(23.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.5% for American Indian residents, 70.0% for two or more races residents)

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

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 travel time to work - commute


Kiana mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
  • Wood (6%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Northwest Arctic Borough County Alaska:


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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Northwest Arctic Borough:

5.36 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Northwest Arctic Borough:

1.34 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Northwest Arctic Borough:

4.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.5%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Northwest Arctic Borough:

32.2%
Alaska:

27.8%

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 ($1450.00)
    Sewerage: $70,000 ($175.00)
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $518,000 ($1295.00)
    Sewerage: $80,000 ($200.00)
    Financial Administration: $67,000 ($167.50)
    Electric Utilities: $60,000 ($150.00)
    Water Utilities: $34,000 ($85.00)
    Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($67.50)
    Police Protection: $25,000 ($62.50)
    Regular Highways: $10,000 ($25.00)
    Health Services - Other: $7,000 ($17.50)
    Fire Protection: $2,000 ($5.00)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($2.50)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($22.50)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($75.00)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000 ($110.00)
    All Other: $4,000 ($10.00)
  • Tax - Property: $35,000 ($87.50)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $588,000 ($1470.00)

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 (Lat: 66.973472 Lon: -160.430333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: KNKR318
    Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 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:

4
  • Ingemar Mathiasson, Kiana Health Clinic (Lat: 66.973722 Lon: -160.439528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m
    Registrant: Electronic Service, Spruce Ridge, Ambler, AK 99786, Phone: (907) 445-2102, Email:
  • Ingemar Mathiasson, Kiana Health Clinic (Lat: 66.973722 Lon: -160.439528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m
    Registrant: Electronic Service, Spruce Ridge, Ambler, AK 99786, Phone: (907) 445-2102, Email:
  • Ben Phillips, Kiana Central Office, Downtown Kiana (Lat: 66.973472 Lon: -160.430333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Licensee ID: L00006539
    Registrant: Otz Telecommunications, 346 Tundra Way, Kotzebue, AK 99752, Phone: (907) 442-3114, Email:
  • Ben Phillips, Kiana Central Office, Downtown Kiana (Lat: 66.973472 Lon: -160.430333), 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 (Lat: 67.974389 Lon: -160.425444), Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WZQ6
    Assigned Frequencies: 129.100 MHz, 2.91240 MHz, 129.800 MHz, 3.45040 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 5.48540 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 Aircraft:

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

Most common last names in Kiana, AK among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Atoruk659.5 years
Black677.5 years
Johnson452.4 years
Gooden371.0 years
Jackson378.4 years
Smith378.7 years
Barr249.9 years
Outwater281.0 years
Schuerch272.6 years
Wells273.0 years

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"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life and physical scientists"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Utilities"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Farmers and farm managers"
  • #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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