Hooper Bay, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,109 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,109 (all nonfarm))

Hooper Bay, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 243 (230 occupied: 176 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	37%

Housing density: 28 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $238 (lower quartile is $144, upper quartile is $881)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $158

Median gross rent in Hooper Bay, AK in 2007: $622

Housing units in Hooper Bay with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,441 (it was $32,300 in 2000)

Hooper Bay:	$53,441
Alaska:	$231,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $22,682 - $136,944

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $133,988
Here: $133,988
State: $278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $27,311
Here: $27,311
State: $229,685

In 2-unit structures: $39,626
Here: $39,626
State: $310,320

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,022

In family households: 970 (130 male householders, 60 female householders)
89 spouses, 551 children (416 natural, 127 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 32 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 52 (37 male householders (33 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 4 2-persons.

229 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (75 men, 135 women).

24.3% of residents of Hooper Bay speak English at home.
75.7% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	3.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.4
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hooper Bay, Alaska:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 55 5 rooms: 27 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hooper Bay, Alaska:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 6 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 40
1980 to 1989: 69
1970 to 1979: 76
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 2
1939 or earlier: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hooper Bay:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 59 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hooper Bay:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 13 3 bedrooms: 10 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hooper Bay in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 8 2 vehicles: 2 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hooper Bay in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hooper Bay, AK:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 1
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Hooper Bay rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hooper Bay:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Hooper Bay, AK Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.0%
Number of people working at home: 11 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 45
5 to 9 minutes: 120
10 to 14 minutes: 17
15 to 19 minutes: 7
20 to 24 minutes: 0
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 0
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 0
60 to 89 minutes: 0
90 or more minutes: 0

Hooper Bay mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Walked: 83 (42%)
Other means: 106 (53%)
Worked at home: 11 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 40
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 28
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $44,999: 15
$45,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $74,999: 13
$75,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 782

English: 14

German: 6

Irish: 4

French Canadian: 2

Czech: 2

Norwegian: 2

Russian: 2

Scottish: 2

Swiss: 2

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

This state: 969
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 17
South: 17
West: 8

83% of Hooper Bay residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Alaska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 127
Less than 1 year of college: 16
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15
Associate degree: 4
Bachelor's degree: 11
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 94
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 11
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 51.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 30.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,437
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,331
Two or more races householders: $44,914

Hooper Bay household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hooper Bay household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Hooper Bay marital status for males

Hooper Bay marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $21,042
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $56,394
Two or more races householders: $29,459

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 207
One, attached: 16
Two: 8
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 6

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 93%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 92%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hooper Bay:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (98%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (96%) Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.8%
Alaska:	6.9%

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

Here:	4.4%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	18.2%
Alaska:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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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