Aleutians East Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sand Point and their reported violations in the past:
SAND POINT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1570, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2005
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2000
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2000
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2000
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1999
- 14 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2005
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2004
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2001
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2000
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 5 minor monitoring violations
- 41 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.5%
(1.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 8.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 2.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 68.3% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This city: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sand Point, AK
340 people in other workers' dormitories
Sand Point compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly 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 (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Aleutians East Borough: | 17.83 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Here: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 5.4% | | Alaska: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Aleutians East Borough: | 28.2% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $12,028 | $48,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $14,672 | $58,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $14,473 | $57,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,934 | $35,208 | 2 | $1,157 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $526 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $43,015 | $46,925 | 1 | $740 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,994 | $47,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,594 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,182 | $50,184 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $848 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,857 | $46,284 | 3 | $2,654 |
| Totals for Government |
24 | $99,155 | $49,578 | 9 | $7,519 |
Sand Point government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,076,000 ($1095.72)
- Charges - All Other: $949,000 ($966.40)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $503,000 ($512.22)
Sewerage: $84,000 ($85.54)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($50.92)
- Construction - General: $839,000 ($854.38)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $671,000 ($683.30)
General - Other: $452,000 ($460.29)
Fire Protection: $283,000 ($288.19)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $271,000 ($275.97)
Police Protection: $259,000 ($263.75)
Regular Highways: $181,000 ($184.32)
Sewerage: $85,000 ($86.56)
Air Transportation: $73,000 ($74.34)
Water Utilities: $36,000 ($36.66)
Financial Administration: $28,000 ($28.51)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($25.46)
Health Services - Other: $22,000 ($22.40)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($16.29)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($8.15)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $196,000 ($199.59)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,184,000 ($2224.03)
Interest Earnings: $47,000 ($47.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $98,000 ($99.80)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $36,000 ($36.66)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $208,000 ($211.81)
All Other: $10,000 ($10.18)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $622,000 ($633.40)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,023,000 ($1041.75)
13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,273 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.88% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
18.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,488 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 18.39% | | 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 Sand Point:
- KSDP (830 AM; 1 kW; SAND POINT, AK; Owner: ALEUTIAN PENINSULA BROADCASTING, INC)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Sand Point:
- K09RA (Channel 9; SAND POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K04HV (Channel 4; SAND POINT, AK; Owner: CITY OF SAND POINT)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 60
Total average daily truck traffic: 5
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 70
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 - 1 Mile Ne Of Sand Point Off Red Cove Rd (Lat: 55.349611 Lon: -160.472833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Call Sign: WPWF379
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2002, Expiration Date: 11/04/2012, Certifier: Tina M Pidgeon
Registrant: Gci, 2550 Denali St, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Fax: (907) 868-9817, Email:
- Sand Point (Lat: 55.342500 Lon: -160.493889), Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WQIQ306
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 04/11/2008, Expiration Date: 04/11/2018, Certifier: David J Groggins
Registrant: Monte R. Lee & Company, 100 N.W. 63rd - Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Phone: (405) 842-2405, Fax: (405) 848-8018, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Thomas S Gorton, 1 Mile Ne Of Sand Point Off Red Cove Rd (Lat: 55.349611 Lon: -160.472833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 59.7 m, Licensee ID: L00017301
Registrant: Aleutian Penninsula Broadcasting, 100 Main Street, Sand Point, AK 99661, Phone: (907) 383-5737, Email:
- .6 Km North (Lat: 55.350000 Lon: -160.489444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m
Registrant: Trident Seafood Corporation, 5303 Shilshole Avenue, Nw, Seattle, WA 98107, Phone: (206) 783-3818
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - St Police Ofc (Lat: 55.338056 Lon: -160.498944), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: KTX537, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies: 2.26540 MHz, 3.23140 MHz, 4.46140 MHz, 5.19640 MHz, 7.48140 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/2002, Expiration Date: 12/02/2012
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 383-4761 - Fish & Game Ofc (Lat: 55.335278 Lon: -160.495056), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WKZ61, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies: 3.23140 MHz, 4.56140 MHz, 5.19640 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2002, Expiration Date: 03/26/2012
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 383-2066
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1.4 Miles Ne (Lat: 55.350833 Lon: -160.469222), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: KPH964, Licensee ID: L00017301
Assigned Frequencies: 450.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/30/1987, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc, P.O. Box 328, Sand Point, AK 99661 - Meadows Subdivision 1.4 Mi Ne (Lat: 55.350833 Lon: -160.469222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPMU364
Assigned Frequencies: 450.010 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/1998, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc, P.O. Box 328, Sand Point, AK 99661 - Sand Point City Bldg (Lat: 55.335278 Lon: -160.495056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 11 m, Overall height: 17 m, Call Sign: WPMU367
Assigned Frequencies: 455.925 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/1998, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc, P.O. Box 328, Sand Point, AK 99661
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 22 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Sand Point)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Sand Point, AK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Andrew | 3 | 66.0 years |
| Edward | 2 | 62.0 years |
| Carl | 2 | 58.5 years |
| Peter | 2 | 68.5 years |
| Nick | 2 | 72.0 years |
| Olga | 2 | 67.9 years |
| Most common last names in Sand Point, AK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Foster | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Gilbert | 4 | 69.5 years |
| Gronholdt | 3 | 55.3 years |
| Gundersen | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Jacobsen | 3 | 73.0 years |
| Berntsen | 2 | 58.5 years |
| Chebetnoy | 2 | 65.4 years |
| Cumberlidge | 2 | 69.5 years |
| Devine | 2 | 65.9 years |
| Galovin | 2 | 70.0 years |
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- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Food"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Customer service representatives"
- #34 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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