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Wales, AK map Population (year 2000): 152. Estimated population in July 2006: 152 (0.0% change)
 

Males: 80  (52.6%)
Females: 72  (47.4%)
Median resident age:  26.0 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip code: 99783


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,100 (it was $33,333 in 2000)
Wales  $33,100
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,000 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Wales  $75,000
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Wales:

  • American Indian (90.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Two or more races (6.6%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 2.82 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Wales

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
  • Unemployed: 18.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 7.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wales city

  • Never married: 50.9%
  • Now married: 36.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Wales, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wales to the number of sex offenders is 77 to 1.

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

Wales:  1.3% ($850)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Wales satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (1295.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (4052.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Diomede, AK (58.5 miles) , Port Clarence, AK (88.3 miles) , Brevig Mission, AK (111.4 miles ), Teller, AK (121.7 miles ), Shishmaref, AK (145.6 miles ), Nome, AK (200.1 miles ), Point Hope, AK (210.0 miles ), Savoonga, AK (210.0 miles ).

Latitude: 65.61 N, Longitude: 168.09 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-5.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (46%)
  • Social assistance (14%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Air transportation (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (47%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (14%)
  • Plant and system operators (11%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Child care workers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)


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Wales topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Wales:
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 220 miles; NOME, AK)
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 445 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 557 miles; BETHEL, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wales:
  • NOME (about 199 miles; NOME, AK; ID: OME)
  • RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 391 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; ID: OTZ)
  • RED DOG (about 396 miles; RED DOG, AK; ID: AED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wales:
  • WALES (about 1 miles; WALES, AK; ID: IWK)
  • DIOMEDE (about 61 miles; DIOMEDE, AK; ID: DM2)
  • BREVIG MISSION (about 116 miles; BREVIG MISSION, AK; ID: KTS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wales:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 1300 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1403 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2801 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 3100 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 3105 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3117 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3124 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
Public elementary/middle school in Wales:
  • WALES SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 490 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 12)

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

WALES WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 173, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2003
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from OCT-02-2002 to OCT-17-2002)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2001
  • 7 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2006. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (JUN-23-2006)
  • 52 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 minor monitoring violations
  • 203 regular monitoring violations
  • 149 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Wales compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Wales travel time to work


Wales mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Wales government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
  • Charges - All Other: $81,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $84,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    Electric Utilities: $26,000
    Sewerage: $12,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
    All Other: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $105,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Wales:
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL 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)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Wales:
  • K04MN (Channel 4; WALES, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02LT (Channel 2; WALES, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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