Salcha, Alaska

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Population (year 2000): 854

Males: 450	(52.7%)
Females: 404	(47.3%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Zip codes: 99714.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,218 (it was $54,063 in 2000)

Salcha:	$71,218
Alaska:	$64,333

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,329

Salcha:	$29,329
Alaska:	$28,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,635 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Salcha:	$140,635
Alaska:	$231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $153,090; Detached houses: $162,541; In 2-unit structures: $198,128; Mobile homes: $50,641; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000
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Races in Salcha:

White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
American Indian (5.6%)
Two or more races (4.2%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Black (1.6%)
Other race (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Salcha: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Irish (13.3%), United States (8.8%), English (8.3%), French (7.4%), Norwegian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 72.0 square miles.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Salcha

High school or higher: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salcha CDP

Never married: 17.4%
Now married: 67.5%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 13.0%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Salcha, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Salcha to the number of sex offenders is 854 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Salcha:	1.1% ($976)
Alaska:	1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (246.0 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2424.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Eielson AFB, AK (3.1 miles ), Moose Creek, AK (3.7 miles ), Harding-Birch Lakes, AK (3.8 miles ), North Pole, AK (4.3 miles ), Two Rivers, AK (4.9 miles ), Pleasant Valley, AK (5.0 miles ), Fairbanks, AK (5.5 miles ), College, AK (5.8 miles ).

Latitude: 64.52 N, Longitude: 147.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (19%)
Repair and maintenance (13%)
Construction (10%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
Plant and system operators (10%)
Business operations specialists (9%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Librarians, curators, and archivists (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)

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Average climate in Salcha, Alaska

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Salcha-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alaska state average. It is 1039% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 71.2 miles away from Salcha center
On 10/23/2002 at 11:27:19, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1995 at 05:23:18, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.2 ME, 6.2 ML, Depth: 5.7 mi) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:32:17, a magnitude 6.0 (5.6 MB, 6.0 ML, 5.8 ML, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Salcha center
On 10/22/1996 at 22:15:02, a magnitude 5.8 (5.7 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/7/1990 at 11:02:05, a magnitude 5.5 (4.9 MB, 4.6 MS, 5.5 ML, Depth: 12.4 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Salcha center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Salcha:

FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 212 miles; PALMER, AK)
VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 236 miles; VALDEZ, AK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salcha:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 34 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 246 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1416 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1418 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1435 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1440 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1469 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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Notable location: Piledriver Roadhouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Little Salcha River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Salcha: Salcha River State Recreation Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Salcha and their reported violations in the past:

KNOTTY SHOP LLC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

MIDWAY LODGE (Population served: 42, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

SALCHA RIVER LODGE / STORE (Address: 9162 RICHARDSON HIGHWAY, Population served: 39, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Salcha that have no violations reported:

LAZY MOOSE RV PARK (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.7%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.8%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

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Salcha compared to Alaska state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Salcha mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Wood (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (4%) Utility gas (2%) Electricity (2%)

Strongest AM radio stations in Salcha:

KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salcha:

K203CT (88.5 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KUAC (89.9 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA)
KIAK-FM (102.5 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYSC (96.9 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)
KJNP-FM (100.3 FM; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVANGELISTIC AK. MISSIONARY FLWSHP)
KUWL (103.9 FM; COLLEGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KWLF (98.1 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KAKQ-FM (101.1 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Salcha fatal accident list:
Oct 3, 2006 10:26 AM, Sr-2, Lat: 64.481742, Lon: -146.978703, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 22, 2005 08:30 AM, I-Sr 2 Richardson Hw, Mp 330, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Oct 4, 1997 10:15 AM, I-A2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 26, 1995 08:37 AM, I2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Ian A Hegdal, 6760 Orchid Dr., Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
Registrant: Golden Valley Electric Association, 758 Illinois St., Fairbanks, AK 99707, Phone: (907) 458-5762, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Flag Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPPH631
Assigned Frequencies : 458.250 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2000, Expiration Date: 01/03/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/05/2005, Certifier: William Shechter
Registrant: Skylines Unlimited Inc, Po Box 4052, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 337-1078
6000 Johnson Rd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.3 m, Call Sign: WQFS604
Assigned Frequencies : 451.350 MHz
Grant Date: 09/22/2006, Expiration Date: 09/22/2016, Certifier: Ian A Hegdal
Registrant: Lao 20623004, 102 E. Middle St., Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Flag Hill, 6760 Orchid Dr., Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQDS737
Assigned Frequencies : 6123.10 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/2005, Expiration Date: 10/21/2015, Certifier: Paul C Morgan
Registrant: Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Fairbanks, AK 99707, Phone: (907) 458-5762, Fax: (907) 458-6300, Email:
Carney Sub, 7760 Johnson Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 35.6 m, Call Sign: WQDS740
Assigned Frequencies : 6565.62 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/2005, Expiration Date: 10/21/2015, Certifier: Paul C Morgan
Registrant: Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc, Fairbanks, AK 99707, Phone: (907) 458-5762, Fax: (907) 458-6300, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Salcha)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Salcha)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$117,280	1	$119,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$81,030
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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