Haines Borough, Alaska (AK)

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County population in July 2007: 2,285 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 691
Renter-occupied apartments: 300

% of renters here:	30%
State:	37%

Land area: 2344 sq. mi.
Water area: 382.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

2008 cost of living index in Haines Borough: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.6%), Construction (13.2%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Haines Borough, Alaska:

White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
American Indian (15.6%)
Two or more races (4.6%)
Hispanic (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	40.7 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 1,211	(50.6%)
Females: 1,181	(49.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,505
County population in 2003: 2,300
Jobs in 2003: 1,015

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,389
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.1%

Average household size:

Haines Borough:	2.4 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,459 ($40,772 in 2000)

This county	$44,459
Alaska:	$56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $190,932

Haines Borough	$190,932
Alaska:	$197,100

Median monthly rent in 2000: $588
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Haines Borough in 2000: $1036

Haines Borough races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,600
2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,300
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $163,300
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2006: 44 buildings, average cost: $202,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $865 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Haines 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: Haines, Mosquito Lake, Klukwan, Mud Bay, Covenant Life, Lutak, Excursion Inlet.

Neighboring counties: Juneau City and Borough , Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area , Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Haines Borough: Gantegastaki (A), Boundary Peak 154 (B), Boundary Peak 99 (C), Kalwatta (D), Porcupine (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Endicott Lake (A), Chilkat Lake (B), Paradise Lake (C), Teardrop Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), Dayehas Creek (B), Endicott River (C), Ludaseska Creek (D), Klehini River (E), McKinley Creek (F), Kicking Horse River (G), Kelsall River (H), Nataga Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Alaska:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 60
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 97 (70% naturalized citizens)

Haines Borough:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 34 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.0%

Haines Borough marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,064
One, attached: 13
Two: 53
3 or 4: 61
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 36
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 122
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Haines Borough with a mortgage: 230 (11 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Art and design workers (5%)

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

Canada (33%)
Other Eastern Europe (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Sweden (7%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Other South Central Asia (5%)
Australia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Haines Borough:

German (17%)
English (11%)
United States or American (7%)
Swedish (6%)
Norwegian (6%)
Scottish (6%)
Irish (5%)

Haines Borough mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 538 (57%)
Carpooled: 150 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Ferryboat: 14 (1%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 104 (11%)
Other means: 22 (2%)
Worked at home: 110 (12%)

2 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in crews of maritime vessels

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,035.

9.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.99%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.64% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($15,844 average AGI)
6.35% relocated from other states ($24,042 average AGI)
Haines Borough: 6.35%
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 Juneau City and Borough, AK

1.14% ($53,545 average AGI)

9.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,606 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($14,106 average AGI)
5.53% relocated to other states ($13,500 average AGI)
Haines Borough: 5.53%
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 Juneau City and Borough, AK

1.67% ($35,688 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Births per 1000 population in Haines Borough

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Haines Borough

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Haines Borough

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 312 (279 aged, 33 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,387

In family households: 1,974 (486 male householders, 163 female householders)
539 spouses, 683 children (642 natural, 29 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 8 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 413 (194 male householders (155 living alone)), 142 female householders (115 living alone)), 77 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 311 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 270 1-person, 61 2-persons, 1 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of Haines Borough speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,722,000 ($8384 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,129,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,341,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,891,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,000
Federal grants: $6,537,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,006,000 ($1,833,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $946,000 ($22,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $156,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $96,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 103

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 83

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -133

Here:	-59 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Haines Borough

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 188
1990 to 1994: 179
1980 to 1989: 329
1970 to 1979: 348
1960 to 1969: 112
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 114

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Haines Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 117 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 125 7 rooms: 84 8 rooms: 48 9+ rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Haines Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 60 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 40 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 10 9+ rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Haines Borough:
	no bedroom: 46 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 219 3 bedrooms: 208 4 bedrooms: 83 5+ bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Haines Borough:
	no bedroom: 42 1 bedroom: 81 2 bedrooms: 91 3 bedrooms: 53 4 bedrooms: 21 5+ bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Haines Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 215 2 vehicles: 332 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 23 5+ vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Haines Borough in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 157 2 vehicles: 71 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 0

53% of Haines Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Alaska.

Haines Borough:	53.1%
State average:	47.2%

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

This state: 728
Northeast: 237
Midwest: 348
South: 182
West: 733

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 27%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 22%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%) Wood (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Wood (16%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	16.5%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	10.3%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	52.4%
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.)

Haines Borough government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $478,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $422,000

All Other: $67,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $54,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $28,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,342,000
General - Other: $695,000

Police Protection: $584,000

Financial Administration: $307,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $292,000

Sewerage: $286,000

Natural Resources - Other: $218,000

Libraries: $216,000

Health Services - Other: $192,000

Central Staff Services: $142,000

Water Utilities: $107,000

Solid Waste Management: $71,000

General Public Buildings: $54,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $42,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Regular Highways: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
Education: $40,000

All Other: $6,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $551,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000

General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,091,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $184,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $2,406,000
General Support: $349,000

All Other: $32,000
Tax - Property: $1,901,000
Total General Sales: $606,000

NEC: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,085,000

Haines Borough Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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