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Population (year 2000): 954
Males: 651  (68.2%)
Females: 303  (31.8%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99611.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,096 (it was $44,861 in 2000)
Salamatof:  $59,096
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,146
Salamatof:  $21,146
Alaska:  $28,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $186,135 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Salamatof:  $186,135
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $224,859; Detached houses: $239,971; Townhouses or other attached units: $289,176; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,618; Mobile homes: $41,827

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Races in Salamatof:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
  • American Indian (22.3%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Salamatof: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (14.0%), German (11.3%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (5.0%), Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 8.11 square miles.

Population density: 118 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Salamatof

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 15.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salamatof CDP

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

18 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Salamatof:  1.0% ($1,179)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (66.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2348.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kenai, AK (1.9 miles ), Nikiski, AK (2.8 miles ), Kalifornsky, AK (3.0 miles ), Ridgeway, AK (3.1 miles ), Soldotna, AK (3.3 miles ), Sterling, AK (4.2 miles ), Kasilof, AK (4.2 miles ), Funny River, AK (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 60.59 N, Longitude: 151.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Mining (15%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



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Average climate in Salamatof, Alaska

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Salamatof-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2893% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1998 at 19:39:43, a magnitude 6.2 (5.3 MB, 6.2 MW, 5.5 ME, Depth: 90.0 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from Salamatof center
On 11/20/1993 at 19:24:53, a magnitude 5.9 (5.6 MB, 5.5 MB, 5.9 MW, Depth: 72.3 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/1994 at 00:19:05, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.4 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 42.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from Salamatof center
On 4/18/1987 at 02:01:38, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/5/1999 at 10:30:03, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 44.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from Salamatof center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Salamatof:
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 66 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salamatof:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 66 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 316 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1396 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1397 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1401 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1418 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1444 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.7%
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: 1.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salamatof, AK


345 people in state prisons
25 people in other group homes


Salamatof compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Strongest AM radio stations in Salamatof:
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • 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.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salamatof:
  • KXBA (93.3 FM; NIKISKI, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KPEN-FM (101.7 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWHQ-FM (100.1 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KKIS-FM (96.5 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KDLL (91.9 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: PICKLE HILL PUBLIC B/CASTING, INC.)
  • KWJG (91.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: KASILOF PUBLIC B/G INC)

TV broadcast stations around Salamatof:
  • K08LW (Channel 8; KENAI/SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K10NC (Channel 10; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K09QH (Channel 9; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF ANCHORAGE LICENSE LLC)
  • K03FW (Channel 3; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K06MF (Channel 6; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: FIREWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K12LA (Channel 12; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K55BB (Channel 55; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KITV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)


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