Lakes, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lakes, Alaska main profile, Alaska, Alaska smaller cities, Alaska small towns, Alaska forum, All US cities.

Total population: 6,675 (Urban population: 5,511 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,164 (all nonfarm))

Lakes, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,329 (2,221 occupied: 1,889 owner occupied, 332 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	37%

Housing density: 171 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Lakes, Alaska on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users:

	I know I know, yet ANOTHER question about moving to Alaska (97 replies)
	Living Secluded, Alone and Totally Isolated (68 replies)
	My Fairbanks Trip Week #1 - Long + pics (22 replies)
	What do you miss, living in Alaska? (62 replies)
	Is it legal to live in the uninhabited islands in Alaska? (52 replies)
	I ran accross someting for AK Ladies (7 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $178,600

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $622

Median gross rent in Lakes, AK in 2000: $735

Housing units in Lakes with a mortgage: 1,383 (102 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 229

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,617

In family households: 5,923 (1,413 male householders, 280 female householders)
1,516 spouses, 2,393 children (2,013 natural, 121 adopted, 259 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 86 other relatives, 127 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 694 (304 male householders (185 living alone)), 195 female householders (159 living alone)), 195 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 58 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 535 2-persons, 390 3-persons, 412 4-persons, 224 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 344 1-person, 114 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

1,722 married couples with children.
347 single-parent households (118 men, 229 women).

96.8% of residents of Lakes speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 159 (2.4%)
(56.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lakes, Alaska:

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 118
4 rooms: 106
5 rooms: 348
6 rooms: 408
7 rooms: 379
8 rooms: 238
9 or more rooms: 264

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakes, Alaska:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 41
3 rooms: 41
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 57
6 rooms: 29
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 93
1995 to 1998: 333
1990 to 1994: 146
1980 to 1989: 1,118
1970 to 1979: 523
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lakes:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 288
3 bedrooms: 1,071
4 bedrooms: 367
5 or more bedrooms: 109

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakes:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 59
2 bedrooms: 144
3 bedrooms: 85
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lakes in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 23
1 vehicle: 243
2 vehicles: 962
3 vehicles: 447
4 vehicles: 143
5 or more vehicles: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Lakes in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 157
2 vehicles: 99
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Lakes, AK:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 61
$90,000 to $99,999: 109
$100,000 to $124,999: 333
$125,000 to $149,999: 526
$150,000 to $174,999: 187
$175,000 to $199,999: 124
$200,000 to $249,999: 106
$250,000 to $299,999: 35
$300,000 to $399,999: 75
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Lakes:

Less than $100: 0
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 27
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 48
$700 to $749: 21
$750 to $799: 29
$800 to $899: 53
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 28
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 36
1990 to 1994: 39
1985 to 1989: 16
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 22
1970 to 1974: 8
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 38

Lakes, AK Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.0%
Number of people working at home: 122 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 18
5 to 9 minutes: 249
10 to 14 minutes: 567
15 to 19 minutes: 399
20 to 24 minutes: 169
25 to 29 minutes: 81
30 to 34 minutes: 69
35 to 39 minutes: 51
40 to 44 minutes: 27
45 to 59 minutes: 399
60 to 89 minutes: 520
90 or more minutes: 378

Lakes mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,103 (69%)
Carpooled: 599 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 47 (2%)
Other means: 172 (6%)
Worked at home: 122 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 94
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 50
$20,000 to $24,999: 72
$25,000 to $29,999: 89
$30,000 to $34,999: 76
$35,000 to $39,999: 128
$40,000 to $44,999: 83
$45,000 to $49,999: 101
$50,000 to $59,999: 259
$60,000 to $74,999: 299
$75,000 to $99,999: 451
$100,000 to $124,999: 225
$125,000 to $149,999: 118
$150,000 to $199,999: 66
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

German: 1000
Other groups: 970
United States or American: 566
Irish: 507
English: 437
Italian: 200
Norwegian: 177
European: 142
Polish: 140
Scotch-Irish: 137
French (except Basque): 113
Scandinavian: 107
Russian: 103
French Canadian: 86
Swedish: 86
Scottish: 83
Dutch: 81
Swiss: 61
Danish: 57
Welsh: 44
Belgian: 37
Finnish: 29
Hungarian: 25
Czech: 19
Portuguese: 16
Ukrainian: 12
Yugoslavian: 12
Canadian: 10
Croatian: 8
German Russian: 7
Czechoslovakian: 7
Northern European: 7
Lithuanian: 6
Austrian: 5
Pennsylvania German: 5

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

Russia (23%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (10%)
Netherlands (10%)
Canada (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 2358
Northeast: 545
Midwest: 1117
South: 718
West: 1761

50% of Lakes residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Alaska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 59
High school graduate (or equivalency): 575
Less than 1 year of college: 181
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 353
Associate degree: 192
Bachelor's degree: 301
Master's degree: 165
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 607
Less than 1 year of college: 222
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 379
Associate degree: 170
Bachelor's degree: 386
Master's degree: 87
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 41.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 73.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 80.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $65,097
Black householders: $93,276
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,786
Asian householders: $31,250
Some other race householders: $19,464
Two or more races householders: $70,500
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $42,917

Lakes household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Lakes household income for Black or African American householders

Lakes household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Lakes household income for Asian householders

Lakes household income for some other race householders

Lakes household income for two or more races householders

Lakes household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Lakes marital status for males

Lakes marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,600
Black or African American householders: $137,500
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $125,000
Some other race householders: $95,000
Two or more races householders: $136,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,500

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,950
One, attached: 13
Two: 89
3 or 4: 110
5 to 9: 56
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lakes:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (92%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Electricity (2%)
Wood (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (78%)
Electricity (9%)
Wood (9%)
Solar energy (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57

Here:	5.2%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	6.6%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	6.2%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Alaska forum.

Back to: Lakes, AK (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Alaska, All US cities.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2007 Advameg, Inc.