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 |
| This city: | 80.4% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 15.5% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
- Wood (6%)
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 | $14,904 | 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 ($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:
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:
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 name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Atoruk | 6 | 59.5 years |
| Black | 6 | 77.5 years |
| Johnson | 4 | 52.4 years |
| Gooden | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Jackson | 3 | 78.4 years |
| Smith | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Barr | 2 | 49.9 years |
| Outwater | 2 | 81.0 years |
| Schuerch | 2 | 72.6 years |
| Wells | 2 | 73.0 years |
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