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Population (year 2000): 956
Males: 516  (54.0%)
Females: 440  (46.0%)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,079 (it was $31,848 in 2000)
Y:

$38,079
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,393

Y CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $132,499 (it was $77,300 in 2000)
Y:

$132,499
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $166,522; Detached houses: $179,308; Townhouses or other attached units: $137,641; In 2-unit structures: $166,283; Mobile homes: $76,502

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  • White alone - 1,265 (85.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 110 (7.4%)
  • Two or more races - 84 (5.7%)
  • Other race alone - 17 (1.1%)
  • Asian alone - 7 (0.5%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Y: 109.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.1%), German (11.5%), English (9.5%), Dutch (7.7%), Norwegian (6.7%), United States (4.1%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 333.4 square miles.

Population density: 2.9 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Y:

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 24.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Y CDP:

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 8.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 17.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Alaska:  5.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,601 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $757 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (58.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2375.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Willow, AK (4.3 miles ), Talkeetna, AK (4.4 miles ), Trapper Creek, AK (4.7 miles ), Chase, AK (5.2 miles) , Houston, AK (5.5 miles ), Meadow Lakes, AK (5.7 miles ), Tanaina, AK (5.8 miles ), Petersville, AK (5.8 miles) .

Latitude: 62.04 N, Longitude: 149.99 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
  • Accommodation and food services (30%)
  • Construction (24%)
  • Other services, except public administration (14%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (10%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (14%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Social scientists and related workers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)

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Earthquake activity:

Y-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 3550% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1991 at 07:18:43, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MB, Depth: 71.0 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 60.6 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 14.0 miles away from Y 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 30.3 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 31.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/1987 at 02:01:38, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from Y center
On 12/29/1974 at 18:25:00, a magnitude 5.6 (5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 41.8 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 Y:

  • MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 44 miles away; PALMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Y:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 59 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 207 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1397 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1401 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1422 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1448 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1455 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Notable locations in Y: Talkeetna Volunteer Fire Department Station 11 - 2 (A), Sunshine Community Health Center Talkeetna (B), Sunshine Ambulance Service (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Baldy Lake (A), Heritage Lake (B), Montana Lake (C), Benka Lake (D), Caswell Number 3 Lake (E), North Friend Lake (F), South Friend Lake (G), Caswell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Buddy Creek (A), Sunshine Creek (B), Sheep Creek (C), Question Creek (D), Possum Creek (E), North Fork Kashwitna River (F), Montana Creek (G), Goose Creek (H), Answer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.6%
(17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 25.9% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Y, AK


Y 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
  • Wood (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Solar energy (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)


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Strongest AM radio stations in Y:

  • 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)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Y:

  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$144,840
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0001.00

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Y on our top lists:

  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Fuel dealers"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations:"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"

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