North Slope Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.5%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  3.9 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 82.7% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 15.5% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
Nuiqsut compared to Alaska 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 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (98%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | This county: | 13.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | North Slope Borough: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1 | This county: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | North Slope Borough: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| 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 |
2 | $4,918 | $29,508 | 1 | $664 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,736 | $52,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,360 | $40,320 | 4 | $6,200 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $17,014 | $40,834 | 5 | $6,864 |
Nuiqsut government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $109,000 ($287.60)
- Construction - General: $134,000 ($353.56)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $216,000 ($569.92)
General - Other: $81,000 ($213.72)
Parks & Recreation: $42,000 ($110.82)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($21.11)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $6,000 ($15.83)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000 ($327.18)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $38,000 ($100.26)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000 ($147.76)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,000 ($68.60)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $20,000 ($52.77)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $184,000 ($485.49)
5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,286 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | 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:
9.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,220 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.90% | | 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 Nuiqsut:
- KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- 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)
- KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Nuiqsut:
- K201AG (88.1 FM; NUIQSUT, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Nuiqsut:
- K09RT (Channel 9; NUIQSUT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Nuiqsut)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Fire Station (Lat: 70.431333 Lon: -151.090944), Call Sign: KNDL947, Licensee ID: L00013694
Assigned Frequencies: 154.445 MHz
Grant Date: 06/17/1997, Expiration Date: 08/06/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/24/2002
Registrant: North Slope, Borough Of, Barrow, AK 99723, Phone: (907) 852-0311 - Lat: 70.289611 Lon: -152.187028, Call Sign: WPSL701
Assigned Frequencies: 469.825 MHz
Grant Date: 06/12/2001, Expiration Date: 06/12/2011
Registrant: Phillips Communications Inc, Bartlesville, OK 74005, Phone: (918) 661-8237, Fax: (918) 662-2571, Email:
- Gas Receiving Module (Lat: 70.214139 Lon: -150.975306), Type: Bant, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQJQ313
Assigned Frequencies: 462.750 MHz
Grant Date: 11/24/2008, Expiration Date: 11/24/2018, Certifier: Christopher Bertz
Registrant: Visiplex, Inc., 100 N Fairway Drive, Suite 120, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Phone: (847) 918-0250, Fax: (847) 918-0259, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KL0JG
Grant Date: 06/24/1997, Expiration Date: 06/24/2007, Cancellation Date: 06/25/2009
Registrant: Herman A Oyagak, Nuiqsut, AK 99789 - Call Sign: KL0JH
Grant Date: 06/24/1997, Expiration Date: 06/24/2007, Cancellation Date: 06/25/2009
Registrant: Eli Nukapigak, Nuiqsut, AK 99789
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Utilities"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Social scientists and related workers"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Construction"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories"
- #86 (99789) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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