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Kwethluk, AK map Population (year 2000): 713. Estimated population in July 2006: 719 (+0.8% change)
 

Males: 384  (53.9%)
Females: 329  (46.1%)
Median resident age:  19.6 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99621.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,200 (it was $25,417 in 2000)
Kwethluk  $25,200
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,000 (it was $49,400 in 2000)
Kwethluk  $57,000
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Kwethluk:

  • American Indian (94.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)

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Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 9.99 square miles.

Population density: 73 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kwethluk

  • High school or higher: 69.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 15.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 7.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kwethluk city

  • Never married: 36.3%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Kwethluk, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kwethluk to the number of sex offenders is 52 to 1.

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

Kwethluk:  1.6% ($806)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (801.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3487.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Akiachak, AK (6.7 miles ), Akiak, AK (15.6 miles ), Napaskiak, AK (24.4 miles ), Oscarville, AK (24.7 miles) , Bethel, AK (24.8 miles ), Tuluksak, AK (37.7 miles ), Napakiak, AK (38.9 miles ), Eek, AK (58.1 miles ).

Latitude: 60.80 N, Longitude: 161.42 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+27.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (28%)
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (37%)
  • Social assistance (25%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other transportation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (24%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
  • Child care workers (11%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kwethluk:
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 70 miles; BETHEL, AK)
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 238 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 362 miles; NOME, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kwethluk:
  • BETHEL (about 29 miles; BETHEL, AK; ID: BET)
  • DILLINGHAM (about 236 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK; ID: DLG)
  • KING SALMON (about 363 miles; KING SALMON, AK; ID: AKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kwethluk:
  • KWETHLUK (about 2 miles; KWETHLUK, AK; ID: KWT)
  • AKIACHAK (about 7 miles; AKIACHAK, AK; ID: Z13)
  • AKIACHAK (about 7 miles; AKIACHAK, AK; ID: KKI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kwethluk:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 803 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 981 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2512 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2700 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2704 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2718 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2724 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
Public elementary/middle school in Kwethluk:
  • KET'ACHIK/AAPALLUK MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location: GENERAL DELIVERY; Grades: PK - 12)

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

KWETHLUK UTILITIES COMMISSION (Population served: 627, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-20-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-08-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-08-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 37 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  4.7 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  86.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  29.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Kwethluk compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below 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 significantly 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 significantly below state average.


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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
Financial Administration 1$3,080$36,9600$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,940$47,6407$300
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,460$33,8400$0
Health 1$2,520$30,2401$2,040
Totals for Government 7$22,000$37,7148$2,340


Kwethluk government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $33,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
  • Construction - General: $37,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $134,000
    Health Services - Other: $33,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $133,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $92,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $130,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Kwethluk:
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • 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)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Kwethluk:
  • K09UJ (Channel 9; KWETHLUK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K11QY (Channel 11; KWETHLUK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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