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Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

Population in July 2007: 57.
Males: 34  (60.3%)
Females: 23  (39.7%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip code: 99927


Estimated median household income in 2008: $14,617 (it was $10,938 in 2000)
Port Protection:  $14,617
Alaska:  $68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $16,121

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $99,420 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
Port Protection:  $99,420
Alaska:  $237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $104,154; Detached houses: $130,748; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,000

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Races in Port Protection:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
  • American Indian (11.1%)
  • Two or more races (11.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.8%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Port Protection: 103.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Swedish (22.2%), English (20.6%), German (19.0%), Scotch-Irish (15.9%), Irish (14.3%), Scottish (9.5%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 4.47 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Port Protection

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Protection CDP

  • Never married: 57.4%
  • Now married: 29.5%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Port Protection:  1.6% ($900)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (667.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1699.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Point Baker, AK (1.5 miles) , Whale Pass, AK (4.8 miles) , Edna Bay, AK (4.9 miles) , Naukati Bay, AK (5.9 miles) , Coffman Cove, AK (6.1 miles) , Port Alexander, AK (6.4 miles) , Petersburg, AK (6.5 miles ), Kupreanof, AK (6.5 miles) .

Latitude: 56.32 N, Longitude: 133.61 W

Area code: 907

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Port Protection-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/30/1972 at 21:45:14, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from Port Protection center
On 7/9/2001 at 09:26:20, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 ML, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/12/1995 at 04:31:59, a magnitude 4.7 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, 4.7 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/1998 at 05:54:03, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from Port Protection center
On 2/8/2004 at 11:02:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 12.4 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1995 at 07:54:08, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 ML, 4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from Port Protection center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Port Protection:
  • PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 41 miles; PETERSBURG, AK)
  • WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; WRANGELL, AK)
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 83 miles; SITKA, AK)

located in Port Protection:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Protection:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 670 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 700 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 701 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 713 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 723 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 751 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 759 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  48.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  12.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  57.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  20.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

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Port Protection compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (65%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Electricity (11%)

9.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.85%
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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK  1.65% ($30,889 average AGI)
from Juneau City and Borough, AK  0.73% ($42,917)


9.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.74%
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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK  1.65% ($16,111 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.80% ($31,154)


Strongest AM radio stations in Port Protection:
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIFW (1230 AM; 1 kW; SITKA, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port Protection:
  • K248AI (97.5 FM; CRAIG, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • K258AD (99.5 FM; CRAIG, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Port Protection:
  • K11QX (Channel 11; PORT PROTECTION, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K13TV (Channel 13; PORT PROTECTION, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02MC (Channel 2; LABOUCHERE BAY, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K07SK (Channel 7; LABOUCHERE BAY, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K09SY (Channel 9; POINT BAKER, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04MV (Channel 4; POINT BAKER, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Within Village Confines, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 6.1 m
    Registrant: Telephone Utilities Of The Northland Inc, Vancouver, WA 98668, Phone: (360) 905-6839

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • PRTPROTECTN, Within Village Confines, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WML577
    Assigned Frequencies : 22625.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/02/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/16/1997
    Registrant: Telephone Utilities Of The Northland Inc, Vancouver, WA 98668
  • LABOUCHRBAY, 1.3 Mi Ssw Of, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WML578
    Assigned Frequencies : 21425.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/02/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/17/1997
    Registrant: Telephone Utilities Of The Northland Inc, Vancouver, WA 98668

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 44 Mi. Ssw Of Petersburg, Call Sign: WBW305
    Assigned Frequencies : 157.890 MHz, 459.450 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 01/21/2005
    Registrant: 1200 Peachtree Street Ne - Room 5w21, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4055, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:


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