Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska (AK)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	37%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.4%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska:

Median resident age:	34.7 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 3,350	(54.5%)
Females: 2,796	(45.5%)

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Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

This county:	$50,691
Alaska:	$64,333

This county:	$563
State:	$843

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	$151,390
Alaska:	$231,300

Detached houses: $240,723

Here:	$240,723
State:	$278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $379,784

Here:	$379,784
State:	$229,685

In 2-unit structures: $645,751

Here:	$645,751
State:	$310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,253

Here:	$140,253
State:	$267,809

Mobile homes: $36,557

Here:	$36,557
State:	$42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,465

Here:	$33,465
State:	$62,044

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area is $765 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $970 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1199 a month.

Cities in this county include: Craig, Metlakatla, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Hollis, Naukati Bay, Hyder, Port Protection.

Neighboring counties: Ketchikan Gateway Borough , Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area: Hugh Smith Lake Cabin (A), Humpback Lake Cabin (B), Copper City (C), Essouwah Lake Cabin (D), Staney Creek Cabin (E), Staney Creek Bridge Campground (F), Tuxekan (G), Dolomi (H), Fillmore (I), Bailey Bay Hot Springs (J), Bakewell Lake Cabin (K), Baldwin (L), Old Tokeen (M), Sarkar Lake Cabin (N), Shake Cabin (O), Howkan (P), Karheen (Q), Big Goat Lake Cabin (R), Hetta (S), Horseshoe Hole Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salamander Lake (A), Myrtle Lake (B), Walker Lake (C), Humpback Lake (D), Saks Lake (E), Waterfall Lake (F), Aiken Lake (G), Saint Nicholas, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Choca Creek (A), Chuck Creek (B), Clear Creek (C), Clover Creek (D), Cobb Creek (E), Creek Number 1 (F), Creek Number 2 (G), Creek Number 3 (H), Creek Number 4 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area: Misty Fjords National Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	15.2%
Alaska:	8.1%

Current college students: 109
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 108 (64% naturalized citizens)

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,807
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 105
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 56
• 10 to 19: 34
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 795
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 112

Housing units in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area with a mortgage: 377 (9 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 539

Here:	41.2% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 09:49:47, a magnitude 6.8 (5.9 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 12.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area center
On 7/12/2003 at 23:01:38, a magnitude 6.0 (5.3 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, Depth: 12.4 mi) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/4/2004 at 23:17:18, a magnitude 5.2 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 MW, 5.2 ML, Depth: 12.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1998 at 05:54:03, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area center
On 9/7/2004 at 02:21:04, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, 3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1995 at 14:59:30, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,171 (47%) Carpooled: 612 (24%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Ferryboat: 15 (1%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 415 (16%) Other means: 182 (7%) Worked at home: 98 (4%)

9.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.85%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.16% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($17,590 average AGI)
5.69% relocated from other states ($17,609 average AGI)

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	5.69%
Alaska average:	6.06%

from Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	1.65% ($30,889 average AGI)
from Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.73% ($42,917)

9.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.74%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.53% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($14,925 average AGI)
5.21% relocated to other states ($19,472 average AGI)

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	5.21%
Alaska average:	6.19%

to Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	1.65% ($16,111 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.80% ($31,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 475 (401 aged, 74 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,200 (1,196 male householders, 356 female householders)

  1,200 spouses, 2,029 children (1,812 natural, 72 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 72 other relatives, 176 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 870 (500 male householders (423 living alone)), 218 female householders (165 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 76 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 552 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 347 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 588 1-person, 116 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

95.2% of residents of Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $66,262,000 ($11466 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,133,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,815,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,705,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,923,000
Federal grants: $20,735,000
Federal procurement contracts: $23,779,000 ($2,961,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,305,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $295,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,383,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Here:	24 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-121 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.50 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	4.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

55% of Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Alaska.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area:	55.2%
State average:	47.2%

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

• This state: 2990
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 411
• South: 233
• West: 2223

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Here:	3.1%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	4.2%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	8.6%
Alaska:	14.1%

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