Denali Borough, Alaska (AK)

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County population in July 2007: 1,838 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 508
Renter-occupied apartments: 277

% of renters here:	35%
State:	37%

Land area: 12750 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Denali Borough: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (21.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.0%), Educational,health and social services (13.8%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 33%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Denali Borough, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Denali Borough, Alaska:

White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
American Indian (8.6%)
Two or more races (5.2%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
Black (1.4%)
Other race (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 1,101	(58.2%)
Females: 792	(41.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,578
County population in 2003: 1,879
Jobs in 2003: 2,090

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,517
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Denali Borough:	2.3 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,931 ($53,654 in 1999)

This county:	$66,931
Alaska:	$64,333

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $670 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $992)

This county:	$670
State:	$843

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,186 (it was $108,300 in 2000)

Denali Borough:	$179,186
Alaska:	$231,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,857 - $267,702

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $237,418
Here: $237,418
State: $278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,588
Here: $144,588
State: $229,685

In 2-unit structures: $330,214
Here: $330,214
State: $310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $571,907
Here: $571,907
State: $267,809

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,173
Here: $113,173
State: $186,942

Mobile homes: $51,221
Here: $51,221
State: $42,305

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,562
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $460

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $976 (0.9%)

Denali Borough household income distribution in 2007

Denali Borough contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Denali Borough is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $876 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1230 a month.

Cities in this county include: Healy, Anderson, Cantwell, McKinley Park, Ferry.

Neighboring counties: Fairbanks North Star Borough , Matanuska-Susitna Borough , Southeast Fairbanks Census Area , Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Denali Borough: Toklat (A), Stony Hill Overlook (B), Glacier (C), Geographic Center of Alaska (D), Eielson Visitors Center (E), Savage River Campground (F), Bearpaw (G), Igloo Creek Campground (H), Smallwood Creek (I), Bonnifield (J), Windy (K), Sanctuary River Campground (L), Camp Denali (M), Carlo (N), Nineteenmile (O), Denali National Park Headquarters (P), Teklanika Campground (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Foraker Pond (A), Albert Lake (B), Chilchukabena Lake (C), Alma Lakes (D), Wonder Lake (E), Starr Lake (F), Amos Lakes (G), Fish Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chitsia Creek (A), Chute Creek (B), Clear Creek (C), Clearwater Creek (D), Clearwater Fork (E), Cody Creek (F), Contact Creek (G), Copper Creek (H), Crevice Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Denali Borough: Denali National Park and Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.5%
Alaska:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 88
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 54 (31% naturalized citizens)

Denali Borough:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Denali Borough marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,044
One, attached: 9
Two: 36
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 2
20 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 95
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Denali Borough with a mortgage: 121 (5 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198

Here:	37.9% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 366
Total congregations: 6

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (20%)
Utilities (11%)
Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Plant and system operators (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (24%)
Canada (13%)
Other Western Europe (11%)
Laos (11%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
France (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Denali Borough (%):

German (19%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
United States or American (4%)
European (4%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Italian (4%)

Denali Borough mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 518 (57%)
Carpooled: 114 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 63 (7%)
Walked: 110 (12%)
Other means: 24 (3%)
Worked at home: 84 (9%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

104 people in military barracks, etc.

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $57,895.

15.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,244 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.23%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.88% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($16,520 average AGI)
9.35% relocated from other states ($19,724 average AGI)
Denali Borough: 9.35%
Alaska average: 6.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	2.28% ($38,895 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.44% ($42,500)

14.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.30%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.79% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($21,814 average AGI)
7.52% relocated to other states ($20,415 average AGI)
Denali Borough: 7.52%
Alaska average: 6.19%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	2.42% ($54,000 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK	2.30% ($30,842)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 3.5

Births per 1000 population in Denali Borough

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 0.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Denali Borough

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Denali Borough

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 0 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,789

In family households: 1,404 (349 male householders, 105 female householders)
371 spouses, 491 children (458 natural, 20 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 16 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 385 (250 male householders (213 living alone)), 84 female householders (63 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 104 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 276 1-person, 58 2-persons.

92.3% of residents of Denali Borough speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $16,547,000 ($8516 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,754,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,258,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,394,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,000
Federal grants: $982,000
Federal procurement contracts: $131,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,781,000 ($7,531,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 137

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 18

Here:	10 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +12

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -138

Here:	-73 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.5
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 187
1990 to 1994: 121
1980 to 1989: 477
1970 to 1979: 265
1960 to 1969: 134
1950 to 1959: 44
1940 to 1949: 51
1939 or earlier: 20

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Denali Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 48 4 rooms: 91 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 71 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 21 9+ rooms: 46

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denali Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 107 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 38 5 rooms: 34 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 4 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Denali Borough:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 119 2 bedrooms: 126 3 bedrooms: 153 4 bedrooms: 53 5+ bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denali Borough:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 126 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 18 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Denali Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 179 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 38 5+ vehicles: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Denali Borough in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 167 2 vehicles: 61 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 2

55% of Denali Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Alaska.

Denali Borough:	55.4%
State average:	47.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 503
Northeast: 206
Midwest: 390
South: 200
West: 519

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 46%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 43%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74.8%) Wood (14.8%) Coal or coke (8.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.8%) No fuel used (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66.1%) No fuel used (13.4%) Coal or coke (9.7%) Wood (5.1%) Electricity (3.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	6.4%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	5.2%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	11.3%
Alaska:	14.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Denali Borough government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $114,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $194,000
General: $35,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,596,000
General - Other: $316,000

Central Staff Services: $200,000

Solid Waste Management: $135,000

Financial Administration: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $143,000
Education: $113,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $88,000
General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,919,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,123,000
General Support: $59,000

All Other: $41,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $1,598,000
Property: $197,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,825,000

Denali Borough Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

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