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Population in 2010: 1,095. Population change since 2000: +28.2%
Males: 573  (52.3%)
Females: 522  (47.7%)

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Alaska median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 99714.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $52,692 (it was $54,063 in 2000)
Salcha:

$52,692
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,876

Salcha CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $156,600 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Salcha:

$156,600
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $155,210; Detached houses: $168,700; In 2-unit structures: $188,396; Mobile homes: $84,805; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $142,344

Median gross rent in 2009: $596.

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  • White alone - 955 (87.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 47 (4.3%)
  • Two or more races - 38 (3.5%)
  • Hispanic - 36 (3.3%)
  • Asian alone - 10 (0.9%)
  • Black alone - 9 (0.8%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Salcha: 109.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Salcha, Alaska on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Salcha is mentioned 158 times on our forum:
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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: 15 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 (commute): 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%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,579 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,366 (0.9%)

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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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.5%
Alaska:

6.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Public administration (59%)
  • Construction (30%)
  • Retail trade (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (31%)
  • Public administration (24%)
  • Information (17%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care and social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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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Earthquake activity:

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 the city 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 Salcha 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 the city 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 Salcha 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 the city 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 (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 212 miles away; PALMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 246 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Salcha, AK

Airports located in Salcha:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salcha:

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 34 miles; Fairbanks, AK; Full-time enrollment: 4,287)
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 247 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 7,786)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1415 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1418 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1440 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1468 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1477 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Notable locations in Salcha: Salcha Fire and Rescue Station 1 (A), Salcha Fire and Rescue Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Stringer Road Pond (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)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.9%
(2.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.9%
Whole state:  65.6%

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salcha, AK


Salcha compared to Alaska state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly 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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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Salcha travel time to work - commute
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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%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Alaska:
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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 12:26 AM, Sr-2, Lat: 64.481742, Lon: -146.978703, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 22, 2005 01:30 PM, I-Sr 2 Richardson Hw, Mp 330, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Oct 4, 1997 07:15 PM, I-A2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 26, 1995 04:37 AM, I2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1



FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

4
  • Ian A Hegdal, 6760 Orchid Dr. (Lat: 64.409083 Lon: -146.954111), 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:
  • Ian A Hegdal, 6760 Orchid Dr. (Lat: 64.409083 Lon: -146.954111), 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:
  • Ian A Hegdal, 6760 Orchid Dr. (Lat: 64.409083 Lon: -146.954111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 50.9 m
    Registrant: Golden Valley Electric Association, 758 Illinois St., Fairbanks, AK 99707, Phone: (907) 458-5762, Email:
  • Ian A Hegdal, 6760 Orchid Dr. (Lat: 64.409083 Lon: -146.954111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 50.9 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 (Lat: 64.410972 Lon: -146.965694), 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, Cancellation Date: 03/05/2005, Certifier: William Shechter
    Registrant: Skylines Unlimited Inc, Po Box 4052, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 337-1078
  • 6000 Johnson Rd (Lat: 64.543694 Lon: -147.022667), 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. (Lat: 64.409083 Lon: -146.954111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQDS737
    Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6123.10 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 (Lat: 64.546250 Lon: -146.831528), 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 Aircraft:

22 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Salcha)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$192,890
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1


Salcha on our top lists:

  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal occupations:"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households)"
Top Patent Applicants
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  • Arleigh James Reynolds (1)
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Total of 3 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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