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: 8.0%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 3.6 people | | Alaska: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 79.0% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 15.1% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Point Hope, AK
Point Hope compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
- 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. (95%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | North Slope Borough: | 13.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1 | North Slope Borough: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.2% | | Alaska: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | North Slope Borough: | 37.0% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $18,216 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $12,976 | $77,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $12,976 | $77,856 | 9 | $18,216 |
Point Hope government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $249,000 ($368.34)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($36.98)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $267,000 ($394.97)
Financial Administration: $140,000 ($207.10)
Central Staff Services: $78,000 ($115.38)
Solid Waste Management: $42,000 ($62.13)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.48)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000 ($10.36)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $91,000 ($134.62)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $82,000 ($121.30)
General Support: $27,000 ($39.94)
- Tax - NEC: $1,000 ($1.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $275,000 ($406.80)
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 Point Hope:
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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)
- KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
- KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Point Hope:
- K268AA (101.5 FM; POINT HOPE, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Point Hope:
- K09QN (Channel 9; POINT HOPE, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K04IQ (Channel 4; POINT HOPE, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Point Hope fatal accident list:
May 13, 2004 05:30 AM, Airport Road, Ippiq St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 8, 1996 03:30 PM, Tuttu St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 3, 1991 04:10 PM, Qalgi Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 - Point Hope (Lat: 68.346472 Lon: -166.733944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 15.8 m, Call Sign: KNKQ408
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David S Fauske
Registrant: Bennet & Bennet, Pllc, 4350 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (202) 371-1500, Fax: (202) 371-1558, Email:
- Point Hope (Lat: 68.346472 Lon: -166.733944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 15.8 m, Call Sign: WQKK274
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/2009, Expiration Date: 08/18/2009, Cancellation Date: 10/03/2009, Certifier: Steve Merriam
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: 5 - Ingemar Mathiasson, Main St. (Lat: 68.347778 Lon: -166.730000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 14 m
Registrant: Electronic Service, Spruce Ridge, Ambler, AK 99786, Phone: (907) 445-2102, Email:
- KEVIN EARLY, 429 Niqsagiaq St. (Lat: 68.348611 Lon: -166.731667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 18.2 m
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianpolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Email:
- Kevin S Early, 429 Niqsagiaq St. (Lat: 68.348611 Lon: -166.731667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 18.2 m
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianpolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Email:
- Ingemar Mathiasson, Main St. (Lat: 68.347778 Lon: -166.730000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 14 m
Registrant: Electronic Service, Spruce Ridge, Ambler, AK 99786, Phone: (907) 445-2102, Email:
- Jimmy Sipes, Gci Point Hope (Lat: 68.346944 Lon: -166.725833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 22.9 m, Licensee ID: L00045569
Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Fire Station (Lat: 68.364556 Lon: -166.744667), Call Sign: KNDL943, 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
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 - Point Hope Airstrip (Lat: 68.344278 Lon: -166.804111), Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB2683, Licensee ID: L00011273
Assigned Frequencies: 0.22100 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/24/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: Alaska Aviation Radio Inc, 1776 K St Nw, Washington, DC 20006-2398 - Point Hope Airport (Lat: 68.349944 Lon: -133.752472), Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WWN2
Assigned Frequencies: 129.100 MHz, 2.91240 MHz, 129.800 MHz, 3.45040 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 5.49140 MHz, 130.200 MHz, 6.58140 MHz, 130.400 MHz, 6.60540 MHz... (+3 more) 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:
- 429 Niqsagiaq St. (Lat: 68.348611 Lon: -166.731667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQFD597
Assigned Frequencies: 156.800 MHz, 156.350 MHz, 156.425 MHz, 156.475 MHz, 156.575 MHz Grant Date: 06/21/2006, Expiration Date: 11/15/2006, Cancellation Date: 01/20/2007, Certifier: Lee R F Gaspard Jr
Registrant: Shell Communications Inc, Houston, TX 77252-0329, Phone: (713) 245-1303, Fax: (713) 245-1010, Email:
- 429 Niqsagiaq St. (Lat: 68.348611 Lon: -166.731667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQFN985
Assigned Frequencies: 156.800 MHz, 156.350 MHz, 156.425 MHz, 156.475 MHz, 156.575 MHz Grant Date: 08/29/2006, Expiration Date: 08/29/2016, Certifier: Lee R F Gaspard Jr
Registrant: Shell Communications Inc, Houston, TX 77252-0329, Phone: (713) 245-1303, Fax: (713) 245-1010, Email:
- Point Hope Airstrip (Lat: 68.344167 Lon: -166.797500), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQFZ875
Assigned Frequencies: 0.22100 MHz Grant Date: 11/21/2006, Expiration Date: 11/21/2016, Certifier: John Bartlett
Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006-2304, Phone: (202) 719-7235, Fax: (202) 719-7049, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common last names in Point Hope, AK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Frankson | 7 | 60.8 years |
| Oktollik | 6 | 75.1 years |
| Nashookpuk | 5 | 68.8 years |
| Lane | 4 | 79.3 years |
| Koonuk | 4 | 63.7 years |
| Tingook | 3 | 79.0 years |
| Tuckfield | 2 | 84.5 years |
| Attungana | 2 | 81.0 years |
| Omnik | 2 | 70.1 years |
| Kingik | 2 | 84.5 years |
Businesses in Point Hope, AK
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- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Public administration"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Social scientists and related workers"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Educational services"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Air transportation"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
- #97 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
- #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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