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Current weather forecast for Sutton-Alpine, AK
Population in 2010: 1,447. Population change since 2000: +34.0%
Males: 973  (67.2%)
Females: 474  (32.8%)

Median resident age:  37.9 years
Alaska median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 99674.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $63,303 (it was $35,652 in 2000)
Sutton-Alpine:

$63,303
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,556

Sutton-Alpine CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $163,861 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
Sutton-Alpine:

$163,861
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $188,540; Detached houses: $203,322; Townhouses or other attached units: $154,034; Mobile homes: $103,930

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,011.

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  • White alone - 977 (67.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 231 (16.0%)
  • Two or more races - 104 (7.2%)
  • Hispanic - 69 (4.8%)
  • Black alone - 33 (2.3%)
  • Asian alone - 26 (1.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.3%)
  • Other race alone - 2 (0.1%)

Races in Sutton-Alpine detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sutton-Alpine: 106.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.3%), Irish (8.5%), United States (6.6%), French (3.2%), Polish (3.1%), Italian (3.0%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 151.3 square miles.

Population density: 9.6 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sutton-Alpine:

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sutton-Alpine CDP:

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

30 residents are foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Oceania).

This place:  2.8%
Alaska:  5.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,545 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $531 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (46.2 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2333.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Lazy Mountain, AK (2.8 miles ), Buffalo Soapstone, AK (2.8 miles ), Farm Loop, AK (3.2 miles ), Palmer, AK (3.3 miles ), Butte, AK (3.5 miles ), Fishhook, AK (3.6 miles ), Chickaloon, AK (3.8 miles ), Knik River, AK (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 61.71 N, Longitude: 148.89 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
  • Construction (22%)
  • Retail trade (22%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Wholesale trade (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Extraction workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Art and design workers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)

Work and jobs in Sutton-Alpine: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

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Earthquake activity:

Sutton-Alpine-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2630% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from the city center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Sutton-Alpine center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/14/1984 at 01:02:08, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 10.8 miles away from Sutton-Alpine center
On 7/22/1999 at 05:35:18, a magnitude 5.6 (5.0 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.6 ML, 5.3 MW, Depth: 28.3 mi) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sutton-Alpine:

  • MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; PALMER, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 46 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 47 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sutton-Alpine:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 48 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 220 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1355 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1358 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1380 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1406 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1413 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Notable locations in Sutton-Alpine: Elks Campground (A), Moose Creek (B), Sutton Fire Department (C), Palmer State Correctional Center (D), Sutton Ambulance Service (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Kleinsmith Lake (A), Elks Lake (B), Coyote Lake (C), Chain Lakes (D), Ruby Lake (E), Seventeenmile Lake (F), Slipper Lake (G), Wishbone Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Eska Creek (B), Young Creek (C), Moose Creek (D), Little Granite Creek (E), Knob Creek (F), Doone Creek (G), Kings River (H), Iron Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Sutton-Alpine: Coyote Lake Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 20.7. This is significantly better than average.
City:

20.7
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.6
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.6%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 77.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.6%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sutton-Alpine, AK


378 people in state prisons

Sutton-Alpine compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Sutton-Alpine travel time to work - commute
Sutton-Alpine mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
  • Wood (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


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Strongest AM radio stations in Sutton-Alpine:

  • 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.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sutton-Alpine:

  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • K202CB (88.3 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K208BC (89.5 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sutton-Alpine:

  • KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K09JE (Channel 9; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$144,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$136,770
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0002.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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Sutton-Alpine on our top lists:

  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal support workers"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Religious workers"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes)"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Utilities"
  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Cooks and food preparation workers"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Lawyers"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
  • #81 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries"

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