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Kodiak Island Borough

Population in July 2007: 645.
Males: 342  (53.0%)
Females: 303  (47.0%)

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99615.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $84,542 (it was $72,083 in 2000)
Womens Bay:

$84,542
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $35,928

Womens Bay CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $294,361 (it was $148,000 in 2000)
Womens Bay:

$294,361
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $281,195; Detached houses: $310,090; Mobile homes: $119,564

Median gross rent in 2009: $738.

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Womens Bay races chart
  • White alone - 615 (87.2%)
  • American alone - 47 (6.7%)
  • Two or more races - 43 (6.1%)

Races in Womens Bay detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Womens Bay: 112.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.7%), English (22.8%), Irish (10.3%), Scottish (5.9%), Italian (5.1%), Norwegian (4.6%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 43.7 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Womens Bay:

  • High school or higher: 94.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Womens Bay CDP:

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 67.9%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

68 residents are foreign born (8.3% Asia, 1.6% North America).

This place:  9.9%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,410 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (260.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2274.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kodiak Station, AK (2.0 miles ), Kodiak, AK (3.0 miles ), Chiniak, AK (3.9 miles) , Ouzinkie, AK (3.9 miles ), Port Lions, AK (4.0 miles ), Aleneva, AK (5.3 miles) , Old Harbor, AK (6.7 miles ), Larsen Bay, AK (7.3 miles) .

Latitude: 57.70 N, Longitude: 152.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.3%
Alaska:

8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Retail trade (35%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care and social assistance (9%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (19%)
  • Carpenters (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)

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Earthquake activity:

Womens Bay-area historical earthquake activity is near Alaska state average. It is 756% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/23/1906 at 17:22:00, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from Womens Bay center
On 11/7/1912 at 07:40:24, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/2001 at 16:02:44, a magnitude 7.0 (6.2 MB, 6.8 MS, 7.0 MW, 6.8 MW, Depth: 20.5 mi) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/6/1999 at 23:12:33, a magnitude 7.0 (6.8 MB, 7.0 MW, 7.0 ML, Depth: 41.0 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Womens Bay center
On 7/11/2000 at 01:32:28, a magnitude 6.8 (6.3 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.8 ME, 6.6 ML, Depth: 27.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kodiak Island Borough County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Womens Bay:

  • PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; KODIAK, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 169 miles away; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 174 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Womens Bay:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 260 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 520 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1374 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1377 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1396 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1419 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Olympic College (about 1422 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 3,930)

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Kodiak Island Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.9%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

Womens Bay compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Womens Bay travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Kodiak Island Borough County Alaska:
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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Kodiak Island Borough:

3.85 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Kodiak Island Borough:

0.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
Here:

6.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.5%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kodiak Island Borough:

26.6%
Alaska:

27.8%

10.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.28%
Alaska average:

9.33%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($504 average AGI)
Kodiak Island Borough:

0.20%
Alaska average:

0.28%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.97% ($26,792 average AGI)
from San Diego County, CA  0.30% ($26,000)
from Honolulu County, HI  0.26% ($22,154)


12.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

12.04%
Alaska average:

9.43%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($322 average AGI)
Kodiak Island Borough:

0.24%
Alaska average:

0.24%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.12% ($31,206 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.43% ($46,636)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.40% ($46,700)

Strongest AM radio stations in Womens Bay:

  • KVOK (560 AM; 1 kW; KODIAK, AK; Owner: KODIAK ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Womens Bay:

  • KRXX (101.1 FM; KODIAK, AK; Owner: KODIAK ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Womens Bay:

  • K02ME (Channel 2; WOMENS BAY, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K07ST (Channel 7; WOMENS BAY, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • KUBD-LP (Channel 11; KODIAK, AK; Owner: KETCHIKAN TV, LLC)
  • K15AT (Channel 15; KODIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


Womens Bay on our top lists:

  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with high-earning residents located near cities with low-earning residents"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Postsecondary teachers"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Accountants and auditors"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average yearly precipitation"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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