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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 206.
Males: 114  (55.4%)
Females: 92  (44.6%)

Median resident age:  28.3 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip code: 99682


Estimated median household income in 2008: $35,635 (it was $26,667 in 2000)
Tyonek:  $35,635
Alaska:  $68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,056

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $51,180 (it was $29,600 in 2000)
Tyonek:  $51,180
Alaska:  $237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $65,054; Detached houses: $65,121

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Races in Tyonek:

  • American Indian (95.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Tyonek: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (3.1%), German (1.6%), Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 67.6 square miles.

Population density: 3.0 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Tyonek

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 27.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tyonek CDP

  • Never married: 49.7%
  • Now married: 25.5%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tyonek, Alaska in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Tyonek to the number of sex offenders is 206 to 1.

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

Tyonek:  1.3% ($382)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (49.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2365.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Beluga, AK (2.4 miles) , Nikiski, AK (4.9 miles ), Salamatof, AK (5.7 miles ), Kenai, AK (5.9 miles ), Ridgeway, AK (6.2 miles ), Sterling, AK (6.3 miles ), Soldotna, AK (6.3 miles ), Kalifornsky, AK (6.4 miles ).

Latitude: 61.06 N, Longitude: 151.23 W

Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (33%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (15%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Public administration (29%)
  • Social assistance (16%)
  • U. S. Postal service (10%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (23%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (19%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)



Average climate in Tyonek, Alaska

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Tyonek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2985% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1998 at 19:39:43, a magnitude 6.2 (5.3 MB, 6.2 MW, 5.5 ME, Depth: 90.0 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from Tyonek center
On 4/25/1994 at 00:19:05, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.4 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 42.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 11.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/1987 at 02:01:38, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from Tyonek center
On 11/20/1993 at 19:24:53, a magnitude 5.9 (5.6 MB, 5.5 MB, 5.9 MW, Depth: 72.3 mi) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/4/1996 at 11:39:39, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 ML, 5.4 MW, Depth: 33.9 mi) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from Tyonek center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Tyonek:
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 49 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 49 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • COLUMBIA ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Airports and Heliports located in Tyonek: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Tyonek, AK

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tyonek:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 49 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 284 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1406 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1407 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1413 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1428 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1455 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public high school in Tyonek:
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Notable location: Tobona (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: First Lake (A), Spring Water Lakes (B), Kaldachabuna Lake (C), Congahbuna Lake (D), Second Lake (E), Bunka Lake (F), Third Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Tyonek Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

TYONEK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 199, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • 26 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • 19 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 99 regular monitoring violations
  • 60 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  18.2%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  13.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tyonek, AK



Tyonek compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median household income below 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.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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


Tyonek travel time to work
Tyonek mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (68%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.17%
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 Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.82% ($46,749 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.31% ($48,035)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.29% ($35,962)


8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.10%
Alaska average:  9.43%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Kenai Peninsula Borough:  0.12%
Alaska average:  0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.85% ($33,064 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.48% ($45,270)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.36% ($36,561)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tyonek:
  • 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.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)




Tyonek fatal accident list:
Oct 22, 1988 10:20 AM, A Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7
  • Well Site 224-23 232-26, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WFH280, Licensee ID: L00002677
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/04/2004, Expiration Date: 05/26/2014
    Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338, Email:
  • Well Site 214-26, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WNGI690, Licensee ID: L00002677
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/04/2004, Expiration Date: 05/13/2014
    Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338, Email:
  • Well Site 233-27, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WNHA788, Licensee ID: L00002677
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/04/2004, Expiration Date: 05/13/2014
    Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338, Email:
  • Offshore Platform 7 Mi Ene, Type: Tower, Structure height: 26 m, Call Sign: WPDM348
    Assigned Frequencies : 467.225 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 10/13/2013
    Registrant: North Slope Telecom, Inc., 2020 E. Dowling Rd., Ste. 3, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 562-4693, Fax: (907) 562-0818, Email:
  • Beluga River Arco Camp, Structure height: 43 m, Call Sign: WPFC324, Licensee ID: L00002677
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.325 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/27/2004, Expiration Date: 06/15/2014
    Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338, Email:
  • Granite Point Tank Farm 10 Mi Sw, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WXC971
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.8600 MHz, 48.9000 MHz, 49.4800 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/21/2003, Expiration Date: 09/20/2013, Certifier: Rodger Matthee
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • Offshore Cook Inlet 7 Mi Ene, Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 40 m, Call Sign: WPTU739
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.925 MHz, 451.925 MHz, 451.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/18/2001, Expiration Date: 12/18/2011, Certifier: Gary N Gompf

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8708K , Serial Number: 108-1708, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/1956
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Don V Puckett, C/O Bob Bartlett School, Tyonek, AK 99682, Other Owners: Erna Jane Puckett

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