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Bethel Census Area

Population in July 2009: 392. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 200  (51.0%)
Females: 192  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  21.7 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99559.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $53,412 (it was $31,806 in 2000)
Napaskiak:

$53,412
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,585

Napaskiak city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $44,728 (it was $22,500 in 2000)
Napaskiak:

$44,728
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $68,427; Detached houses: $68,427

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  • American alone - 336 (98.0%)
  • White alone - 7 (2.0%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Napaskiak: 105.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 3.47 square miles.

Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Napaskiak:

  • High school or higher: 56.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Napaskiak city:

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 0.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Napaskiak, Alaska in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Napaskiak to the number of sex offenders is 98 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: $-1

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (403.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2658.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Oscarville, AK (1.0 miles) , Bethel, AK (2.4 miles ), Napakiak, AK (2.7 miles ), Kwethluk, AK (3.6 miles ), Akiachak, AK (4.2 miles ), Atmautluak, AK (4.5 miles ), Akiak, AK (4.8 miles ), Nunapitchuk, AK (5.2 miles ).

Latitude: 60.71 N, Longitude: 161.76 W

Area code: 907

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.3%
Alaska:

8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+18.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Public administration (32%)
  • Educational services (26%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Health care and social assistance (5%)
  • Educational services (58%)
  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Plant and system operators (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Child care workers (18%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

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

Average climate in Napaskiak, Alaska

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Earthquake activity:

Napaskiak-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/9/1994 at 07:55:50, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/20/1997 at 15:04:15, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from Napaskiak center
On 4/4/2004 at 03:35:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 11.5 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bethel Census Area County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Snow: 1, Freeze: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Napaskiak:

  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, about 43 miles away; BETHEL, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 286 miles away; NOME, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 358 miles away; HOMER, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Napaskiak, AK

Airports located in Napaskiak:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Napaskiak:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 402 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 525 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1736 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1738 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1759 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1783 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1788 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

Public high schools in Napaskiak:

See full list of schools located in Napaskiak, School District: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT


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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Napaskiak Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Bethel Census Area 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 Napaskiak and their reported violations in the past:

NAPASKIAK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 367, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and FEB-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and FEB-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2002 and FEB-08-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-08-2005)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2001 and NOV-06-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-19-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-06-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2001 and NOV-06-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (MAY-14-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-19-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-06-2001)
  • 22 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.1%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.3% for American Indian residents)

Average household size:
This city:  4.8 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  85.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
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: 1.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Napaskiak, AK


Napaskiak compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (97%)
  • No fuel used (3%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Bethel Census Area County Alaska:
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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21
Bethel Census Area:

12.26 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

1.17 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Bethel Census Area:

1.17 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
Here:

4.67 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

5.3%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Bethel Census Area:

34.4%
State:

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
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,244
Other and Unallocable 0$0 4$3,093
Totals for Government 0$0 6$4,337

Napaskiak government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $25,000 ($63.78)
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $214,000 ($545.92)
    Financial Administration: $34,000 ($86.73)
    Health Services - Other: $27,000 ($68.88)
    Libraries: $27,000 ($68.88)
    Central Staff Services: $24,000 ($61.22)
    General - Other: $2,000 ($5.10)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000 ($43.37)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $7,000 ($17.86)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,000 ($130.10)
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $237,000 ($604.59)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000 ($84.18)
    All Other: $25,000 ($63.78)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $194,000 ($494.90)

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.00%
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  1.58% ($27,013 average AGI)
from Wade Hampton Census Area, AK  0.49% ($19,167)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.22% ($25,000)


7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,804 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.43%
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  2.34% ($37,402 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.72% ($38,333)
to Wade Hampton Census Area, AK  0.46% ($27,783)

Strongest AM radio stations in Napaskiak:

  • 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)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Napaskiak:

  • KYKD (100.1 FM; BETHEL, AK; Owner: VOICE FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Napaskiak:

  • KYUK-TV (Channel 4; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K15AV (Channel 15; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K21AO (Channel 21; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K13UV (Channel 13; NAPAKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K10MR (Channel 10; NAPAKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K07SJ (Channel 7; NAPASKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1
  • Napaskiak Central Ofc (Lat: 60.707111 Lon: -161.764639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: KNKR275
    Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: Steve Hamlen
    Registrant: Gci, 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Fax: (907) 868-9817, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

3
  • Steve Hamlen, Napaskiak Central Ofc (Lat: 60.707111 Lon: -161.764639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.1 m, Licensee ID: L00002081
    Registrant: United Utilities Inc, 5450 A St, Anchorage, AK 99518-1291, Phone: (907) 561-1674
  • Marianne Turner, Napaskiak Central Ofc (Lat: 60.707111 Lon: -161.764639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.1 m, Licensee ID: L00002081
    Registrant: United Utilities Inc, 5450 A St, Anchorage, AK 99518-1291, Phone: (907) 561-1674
  • Napaskiak Central Ofc (Lat: 60.706667 Lon: -161.765000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.1 m
    Registrant: United Utilities Inc, 5450 A St, Anchorage, AK 99518-1291, Phone: (907) 561-1674

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • NAPASKIAK, Napaskiak Central Ofc (Lat: 60.707111 Lon: -161.764639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHQ634
    Assigned Frequencies: 2112.00 MHz, 6718.75 MHz, 6728.75 MHz, 6605.00 MHz, 6845.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: United Utilities Inc, 5450 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99518, Phone: (907) 273-5280, Fax: (907) 273-5315, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers:

1
  • United Utilities Central Office Within Village Of (Lat: 60.706722 Lon: -161.765056), Call Sign: KNKL549, Licensee ID: L00002081
    Assigned Frequencies: 459.650 MHz, 454.575 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/09/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018
    Registrant: United Utilities, Inc., 5450 \'A\' Street, Anchorage, AK 99518-0000, Phone: (907) 561-1674

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:

2
  • Napaskiak Landing Area (Lat: 60.703694 Lon: -161.776750), Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: KVB8
    Assigned Frequencies: 130.100 MHz, 130.400 MHz, 130.900 MHz, 131.100 MHz, 131.200 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/24/2007, Expiration Date: 05/14/2017
    Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006-2304, Phone: (202) 719-7235, Fax: (202) 719-7049, Email:
  • 1/4 Mi E Of High School (Lat: 57.995833 Lon: -167.505222), Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WHU675
    Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.550 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/21/1993, Expiration Date: 12/21/1998, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
    Registrant: James Paul Jr., Pob6087, Napaskiak, AK 99559



FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 88207 , Serial Number: 15824
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 6061, Napaskiak, AK 99559



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