Wrangell-Petersburg 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 (19.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.9%).

Type of workers:

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 3,477	(52.0%)
Females: 3,207	(48.0%)

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Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	2.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

This county:	$57,924
Alaska:	$64,333

This county:	$644
State:	$843

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	$234,993
Alaska:	$231,300

Detached houses: $294,824

Here:	$294,824
State:	$278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,341

Here:	$318,341
State:	$229,685

In 2-unit structures: $371,365

Here:	$371,365
State:	$310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,674

Here:	$243,674
State:	$267,809

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $573,103

Here:	$573,103
State:	$186,942

Mobile homes: $35,981

Here:	$35,981
State:	$42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,412

Here:	$49,412
State:	$62,044

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wrangell-Petersburg 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: Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Kupreanof, Thoms Place.

Neighboring counties: Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area , Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area , Sitka City and Borough .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area: Salamander Creek Picnic Area (A), Tom's Ranch (B), Tonka (C), Towayat's Village (D), Shakes Village (E), Green Rocks Light (F), Falls Lake Shelter (G), Spurt Lake Cabin (H), Pillar Bay Cannery (I), Washington Bay Light (J), Santa Anna (K), Blind Island Campground (L), Blind Slough Campground (M), Long Lake Shelter (N), Boundary Peak 48 (O), Boundary Peak 71 (P), Earl West Cove Recreation Area (Q), Ohmer Creek Campground (R), Papkes Landing (S), Deboer Lake Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Streets Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Ess Lake (C), Green Rocks Lake (D), Alecks Lake (E), Fall Lake (F), Anan Lagoon (G), Anan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clear Creek (A), Colorado Creek (B), Crane Creek (C), Crittenden Creek (D), Crystal Creek (E), Dean Creek (F), Delta Creek (G), Dry Wash (H), Duncan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area: Thoms Place State Marine Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.4%
Alaska:	8.1%

Current college students: 140
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 184 (54% naturalized citizens)

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.9%

Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,122
• One, attached: 95
• Two: 126
• 3 or 4: 138
• 5 to 9: 184
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 484
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Housing units in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area with a mortgage: 704 (39 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 541

Here:	56.5% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/2001 at 09:26:20, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 ML, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Wrangell-Petersburg 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 64.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/2006 at 12:41:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/2004 at 10:16:56, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area center
On 6/24/2007 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/14/2007 at 17:00:07, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, 3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,567 (54%) Carpooled: 541 (19%) Ferryboat: 20 (1%) Bicycle: 44 (2%) Walked: 391 (14%) Other means: 187 (6%) Worked at home: 132 (5%)

7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,444 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.01% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($16,675 average AGI)
4.07% relocated from other states ($19,769 average AGI)

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	4.07%
Alaska average:	6.06%

from Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.93% ($34,143 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.49% ($35,182)

8.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,849 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.66%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($14,121 average AGI)
4.96% relocated to other states ($19,729 average AGI)

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	4.96%
Alaska average:	6.19%

to Juneau City and Borough, AK	1.04% ($33,292 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.70% ($36,438)
to Sitka City and Borough, AK	0.61% ($21,714)
to Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	0.52% ($28,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 728 (631 aged, 97 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,667 (1,393 male householders, 400 female householders)

  1,430 spouses, 2,133 children (1,853 natural, 61 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 52 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 946 (495 male householders (395 living alone)), 317 female householders (288 living alone)), 134 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 71 (21 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 409 3-persons, 392 4-persons, 195 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 683 1-person, 123 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

94.2% of residents of Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,218,000 ($9404 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,102,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,838,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,056,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $921,000
Federal grants: $11,863,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,954,000 ($6,879,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,586,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,089,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $140,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,314,000

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

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-90 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

56% of Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Alaska.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area:	56.3%
State average:	47.2%

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

• This state: 3068
• Northeast: 234
• Midwest: 744
• South: 260
• West: 2154

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,800

Here:	3.9%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	4.2%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	21.5%
Alaska:	14.1%

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