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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Population in July 2007: 275. Population change since 2000: -10.7%
 

Males: 156  (56.8%)
Females: 119  (43.2%)
Median resident age:  34.2 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99777.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,190 (it was $29,750 in 2000)
Tanana:  $39,190
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,727 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Tanana:  $82,727
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,369; Detached houses: $86,322

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Races in Tanana:

  • American Indian (81.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (17.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Tanana: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (8.1%), English (5.2%), Scottish (3.2%), French (2.6%), Irish (2.3%), Swedish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 11.6 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Tanana

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 23.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tanana city

  • Never married: 52.6%
  • Now married: 31.6%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
Alaska:  5.9%

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

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

Tanana:  0.9% ($444)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (317.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3159.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Lake Minchumina, AK (89.6 miles) , Manley Hot Springs, AK (100.2 miles) , New Allakaket, AK (103.4 miles) , Allakaket, AK (104.0 miles) , Alatna, AK (109.0 miles) , Evansville, AK (126.2 miles) , Bettles, AK (126.4 miles) , Rampart, AK (134.5 miles) .

Latitude: 65.17 N, Longitude: 152.08 W

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-8.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (34%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Fuel dealers (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Plant and system operators (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tanana:
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 303 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 314 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 314 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Tanana, AK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tanana:
  • PROSPECT CREEK (about 150 miles; PROSPECT CREEK, AK; ID: PPC)
  • GALBRAITH LAKE (about 289 miles; GALBRAITH LAKE, AK; ID: GBH)
  • FAIRBANKS INTL (about 294 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: FAI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tanana:
  • RALPH M CALHOUN MEML (about 2 miles; TANANA, AK; ID: TAL)
  • MINCHUMINA (about 91 miles; MINCHUMINA, AK; ID: MHM)
  • MANLEY HOT SPRINGS (about 101 miles; MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, AK; ID: MLY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tanana:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 295 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 314 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2304 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2337 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2337 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2357 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2366 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public high schools in Tanana:
Library in Tanana:
  • TANANA COMMUNITY/SCHOOL LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,800; Location: 89 FRONT STREET; 7,600 books; 580 audio materials; 290 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

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

TANANA SAFEWATER FACILITY (Population served: 351, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2005
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2006
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 166 regular monitoring violations
  • 66 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  12.4%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tanana, AK



Tanana compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below 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:
  • Wood (59%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$4,200$50,4000$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 10$43,336$52,0030$0
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 6$14,634$29,2682$3,667
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$3,356
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$918
Police - Other 0$0 1$876
Police Protection - Officers 2$7,810$46,8600$0
Other Government Administration 1$6,400$76,8001$490
Totals for Government 20$76,380$45,82810$9,307


Tanana government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $350,000
  • Charges - All Other: $102,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,032,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,265,000
    Liquor Stores: $214,000
    General - Other: $94,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    Police Protection: $58,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Air Transportation: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Electric Utilities: $11,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $47,000
    General Local Government Support: $36,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $350,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $350,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $50,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $284,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,006,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $745,000

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,781 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
Alaska average:  9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  2.33% ($20,208 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.97% ($33,200)


10.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.97%
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:
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  4.72% ($29,294 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.20% ($31,538)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tanana:
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tanana:
  • K221DI (92.1 FM; TANANA, AK; Owner: VOICE FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tanana:
  • K02KM (Channel 2; TANANA, AK; Owner: CITY OF TANANA)
  • K07RB (Channel 7; TANANA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • State Police Office, Call Sign: KDX980, Licensee ID: L00002062
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.250 MHz, 155.550 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/25/2001, Expiration Date: 11/17/2011
    Registrant: Alaska, State Of, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744
  • Terrys Ii Front St, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPEF924, Licensee ID: L00783883
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.805 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/25/2005, Expiration Date: 02/08/2015
    Registrant: Warbelows Air Ventures, Fairbanks, AK 99706, Phone: (907) 474-0518

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Tanana Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KYW9, Licensee ID: L00011273
    Assigned Frequencies : 2.91240 MHz, 3.45040 MHz, 6.54840 MHz, 129.900 MHz, 129.100 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 130.300 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/10/2000, Expiration Date: 09/06/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2006
    Registrant: Alaska Aviation Radio Inc, 1776 K Street, Washington, DC 20006

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: NL7BQ
    Grant Date: 07/29/1994, Expiration Date: 07/29/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/01/2006
    Registrant: David H Williams, Faa Unit 100, Tanana, AK 99777
  • Call Sign: NL7OZ
    Grant Date: 10/25/1988, Expiration Date: 10/25/1998, Cancelation Date: 10/26/2000
    Registrant: Karen L Williams, Tanana, AK 99777


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1575B , Serial Number: 6202, Year manufactured: 1948
    Registrant (Individual): David Nelson, Federal Aviation Agency, Tanana, AK 99777
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-32R-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 477JC , Serial Number: 32R-7680469, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 08/31/1976
    Registrant (Partnership): Dale E Erickson, Po Box 69, Tanana, AK 99777
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 170A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5732C , Serial Number: 19686, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 04/28/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Sandor A Tarnai, Po Box 187, Tanana, AK 99777

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