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Population in 2010: 8,364. Population change since 2000: +24.7%
Males: 4,276  (51.1%)
Females: 4,088  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Alaska median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 99654.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $82,431 (it was $63,250 in 2000)
Lakes:

$82,431
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $29,247

Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $242,267 (it was $137,700 in 2000)
Lakes:

$242,267
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $267,511; Detached houses: $269,774; Townhouses or other attached units: $127,922; In 2-unit structures: $441,539; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $386,548; Mobile homes: $85,350

Median gross rent in 2009: $894.

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  • White alone - 6,910 (82.6%)
  • Two or more races - 500 (6.0%)
  • American Indian alone - 430 (5.1%)
  • Hispanic - 354 (4.2%)
  • Black alone - 78 (0.9%)
  • Asian alone - 72 (0.9%)
  • Other race alone - 13 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 7 (0.08%)

Races in Lakes detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lakes: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.6%), Irish (12.6%), English (10.6%), United States (8.4%), Italian (4.3%), Norwegian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 13.6 square miles.

Population density: 613 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lakes:

  • High school or higher: 92.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 47.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakes CDP:

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

159 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This place:  2.4%
Alaska:  5.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,670 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,147 (1.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (32.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2338.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Gateway, AK (1.7 miles ), Tanaina, AK (2.1 miles ), Fishhook, AK (2.2 miles ), Wasilla, AK (2.3 miles ), Farm Loop, AK (2.3 miles ), Palmer, AK (2.5 miles ), Buffalo Soapstone, AK (2.9 miles ), Lazy Mountain, AK (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 61.61 N, Longitude: 149.30 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,579 (-38.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 217 (7.1%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.5%
Alaska:

6.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (27%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Information (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)

Work and jobs in Lakes: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Lakes, Alaska

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Earthquake activity:

Lakes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 3067% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from the city center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 74.0 miles away from Lakes center
On 5/1/1991 at 07:18:43, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MB, Depth: 71.0 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 23.1 miles away from Lakes center
On 8/14/1984 at 01:02:08, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 14.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Lakes:

  • MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; PALMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakes:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 34 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 230 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1364 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1367 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1388 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1414 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1421 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Notable locations in Lakes: Central Matanuska - Susitna Fire Department Station 65 (A), Central Matanuska - Susitna Fire Department Station 52 (B), LifeMed Alaska (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Anderson Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Black Lake (C), Cottonwood Lake (D), Dry Lake (E), Finger Lake (F), Hart Lake (G), Wolf Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Cottonwood Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Lakes: Finger Lake State Recreation Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 24.1. This is better than average.
City:

24.1
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.3. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.3
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.31. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

7.31
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.3%
(6.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 25.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 5.7% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.6%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lakes, AK


29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Lakes compared to Alaska state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Lakes travel time to work - commute
Lakes mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


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Strongest AM radio stations in Lakes:

  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lakes:

  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNBA (90.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSKA (91.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM., INC.)
  • KEAG (97.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KYMG (98.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRUA (88.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KMBQ (99.7 FM; WASILLA, AK; Owner: KMBQ CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lakes:

  • KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KTUU-TV (Channel 2; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTVA (Channel 11; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED67$208,57630$213,251244$210,19510$66,7001$1,242,7206$139,7180$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$03$181,37720$202,7674$31,2430$01$98,2900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$233,0986$186,29055$222,4005$53,6400$04$160,4301$61,080
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN7$205,8161$411,43081$197,0473$107,4200$04$193,7800$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$91,2701$190,97020$214,9134$119,3580$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0010.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED9$258,91919$261,0331$176,930
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$351,0502$245,7350$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$344,2633$262,8201$148,850
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$433,9001$181,8400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0010.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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Lakes on our top lists:

  • #4 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining (population 5,000+)"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (population 5,000+)"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Mining (population 5,000+)"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (population 5,000+)"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food preparation and serving related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
  • #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse"

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