Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska (AK)

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County population in July 2007: 7,623 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,064
Renter-occupied apartments: 538

% of renters here:	34%
State:	37%

Land area: 17193 sq. mi.
Water area: 2475.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Wade Hampton Census Area: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (42.1%), Public administration (17.7%), Retail trade (14.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 40%
Government: 58%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 2%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska:

American Indian (94.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (4.7%)
Two or more races (2.5%)

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

Median resident age:	20.0 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 3,666	(52.2%)
Females: 3,362	(47.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,784
County population in 2003: 7,287
Jobs in 2003: 2,411

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,477
Unemployment rate in 2004: 20.5%

Average household size:

Wade Hampton Census Area:	4.4 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,653 ($30,184 in 1999)

This county:	$37,653
Alaska:	$64,333

2007 median house/condo value: $67,336 ($38,700 in 2000)

Wade Hampton Census Area:	$67,336
Alaska:	$231,300

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $335 (lower quartile is $154, upper quartile is $982)

This county:	$335
State:	$843

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,181 (it was $40,000 in 2000)

Wade Hampton Census Area:	$66,181
Alaska:	$231,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $22,530 - $157,511

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $116,265
Here: $116,265
State: $278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $65,332
Here: $65,332
State: $229,685

In 2-unit structures: $570,169
Here: $570,169
State: $310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,786
Here: $85,786
State: $267,809

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $62,044

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,410
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $239

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $610 (1.5%)

Wade Hampton Census Area household income distribution in 2007

Wade Hampton Census Area home values distribution

Wade Hampton Census Area contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	26.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wade Hampton 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: Hooper Bay, Emmonak, Chevak, Mountain Village, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Russian Mission.

Neighboring counties: Bethel Census Area , Nome Census Area , Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wade Hampton Census Area: Toklik (A), Agcklarok (B), Ageklarok (C), Ageklekak (D), Akahamut (E), Akulurak (F), Trogshak (G), Naguchik (H), Kichlulik (I), Alexeiev (J), Tuchiak (K), Tuckers (L), Tuckers Fish Camp (M), Tukukapak (N), Tuntutuli (O), Nakhliwak (P), Staraia Selenie (Q), Kwiguk (R), Dogfish Village (S), Apoon (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Engineer Lake (A), Allman Lake (B), Nanvaranak Choa (C), Nanvaranak Lake (D), Nunavakanuk Lake (E), Kgun Lake (F), Kako Lake (G), Nashak Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dads Creek (A), Davis Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), Disappointment Creek (D), Driftwood Slough (E), Dunukchavuk Slough (F), Ear River (G), Edgar Creek (H), Ekashluak Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	17.5%
Alaska:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 119
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (50% naturalized citizens)

Wade Hampton Census Area:	0.3%
Whole state:	5.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 6.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

Wade Hampton Census Area marital status for males

Wade Hampton Census Area marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,887
One, attached: 49
Two: 58
3 or 4: 25
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 33
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Wade Hampton Census Area with a mortgage: 283 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 744

Here:	27.6% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (23%)
Public administration (20%)
Construction (8%)
Utilities (6%)
Air transportation (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Public administration (16%)
Social assistance (12%)
Health care (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Child care workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

Philippines (28%)
Mexico (22%)
Canada (22%)
Germany (17%)
France (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wade Hampton Census Area:

German (1%)
English (1%)
Irish (1%)
Norwegian (0%)
European (0%)
Italian (0%)
United States or American (0%)

Wade Hampton Census Area mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 39 (2%)
Carpooled: 86 (5%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 843 (47%)
Other means: 758 (42%)
Worked at home: 54 (3%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

9 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $23,679.

6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($20,184 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($10,430 average AGI)
Wade Hampton Census Area: 1.82%
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 Bethel Census Area, AK	1.23% ($27,783 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.96% ($16,222)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.53% ($24,800)

8.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,392 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.24%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.73% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($20,810 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($6,582 average AGI)
Wade Hampton Census Area: 1.51%
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 Anchorage Municipality, AK	3.03% ($24,672 average AGI)
to Bethel Census Area, AK	1.25% ($19,167)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.63% ($20,250)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.63% ($37,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 35.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 30.3

Births per 1000 population in Wade Hampton Census Area

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Wade Hampton Census Area

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wade Hampton Census Area

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 428 (378 aged, 50 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,018

In family households: 6,661 (881 male householders, 424 female householders)
787 spouses, 3,663 children (3,075 natural, 549 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 438 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 144 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 357 (213 male householders (171 living alone)), 92 female householders (87 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 209 4-persons, 217 5-persons, 189 6-persons, 329 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 258 1-person, 42 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

49.7% of residents of Wade Hampton Census Area speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
49.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,070,000 ($10265 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,569,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,971,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,446,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,851,000
Federal grants: $56,005,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,824,000 ($1,268,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,973,000 ($54,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $700,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,155

Here:	153 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 223

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

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

Net internal migration: -398

Here:	-53 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wade Hampton Census Area

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	3.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 71
1995 to 1998: 170
1990 to 1994: 193
1980 to 1989: 633
1970 to 1979: 712
1960 to 1969: 193
1950 to 1959: 62
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 15

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska:
	1 room: 113 2 rooms: 202 3 rooms: 255 4 rooms: 259 5 rooms: 165 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 4

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska:
	1 room: 59 2 rooms: 97 3 rooms: 138 4 rooms: 124 5 rooms: 87 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wade Hampton Census Area:
	no bedroom: 157 1 bedroom: 213 2 bedrooms: 266 3 bedrooms: 291 4 bedrooms: 122 5+ bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wade Hampton Census Area:
	no bedroom: 64 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 184 3 bedrooms: 127 4 bedrooms: 41 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Wade Hampton Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 831 1 vehicle: 163 2 vehicles: 48 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Wade Hampton Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 385 1 vehicle: 108 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 4

75% of Wade Hampton Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Alaska.

Wade Hampton Census Area:	75.1%
State average:	47.2%

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

This state: 6612
Northeast: 39
Midwest: 102
South: 74
West: 167

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 59%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 57%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92.1%) Wood (6.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87.9%) Wood (10.2%) Electricity (1.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	0.3%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	0.8%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	6.1%
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.)

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