Y, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 919 (8 farm, 911 nonfarm))

Y, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 810 (389 occupied: 312 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	37%

Housing density: 2 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $510 (lower quartile is $374, upper quartile is $603)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $349

Median gross rent in Y, AK in 2007: $601

Housing units in Y with a mortgage: 80 (0 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,895 (it was $77,300 in 2000)

Y:	$127,895
Alaska:	$231,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,585 - $159,350

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,288
Here: $165,288
State: $278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,065
Here: $101,065
State: $229,685

In 2-unit structures: $167,308
Here: $167,308
State: $310,320

Mobile homes: $43,707
Here: $43,707
State: $42,305

Household type by relationship

Households: 919

In family households: 767 (196 male householders, 57 female householders)
188 spouses, 251 children (251 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 10 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 152 (113 male householders (100 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 126 1-person, 13 2-persons.

158 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (23 men, 39 women).

All residents speak only English at home

Foreign born population: 5 (0.5%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	3.6
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Y, Alaska:
	1 room: 66 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 53 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 15

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Y, Alaska:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 13 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 181
1990 to 1994: 152
1980 to 1989: 262
1970 to 1979: 108
1960 to 1969: 40
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 17
1939 or earlier: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Y:
	no bedroom: 66 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 63 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Y:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 20 3 bedrooms: 12 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 Y in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 176 2 vehicles: 100 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Y in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 22
$125,000 to $149,999: 37
$150,000 to $174,999: 51
$175,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Y rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Y:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Y, AK Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.0%
Number of people working at home: 60 (25.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 8
5 to 9 minutes: 31
10 to 14 minutes: 14
15 to 19 minutes: 48
20 to 24 minutes: 22
25 to 29 minutes: 6
30 to 34 minutes: 24
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 0
60 to 89 minutes: 7
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 171 (72%)
Carpooled: 8 (3%)
Worked at home: 60 (25%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 85
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 37
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $44,999: 15
$45,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $74,999: 56
$75,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 131

Other groups: 117

English: 70

German: 67

Dutch: 66

Norwegian: 64

United States or American: 39

Icelander: 36

British: 30

Scottish: 26

Italian: 14

Finnish: 9

Lithuanian: 8

Polish: 8

Russian: 8

Slovak: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Swedish: 7

Hungarian: 6

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

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

Portugal (100%)

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

This state: 223
Northeast: 110
Midwest: 247
South: 119
West: 215

54% of Y residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Alaska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 154
Less than 1 year of college: 0
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 18
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 125
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 54
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 31.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,343
Black householders: $17,143
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $10,759
Some other race householders: $52,987
Two or more races householders: $44,181

Y household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Y household income for Black householders

Y household income for Two or more races householders

Y marital status for males

Y marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,765
Some other race householders: $109,421
Two or more races householders: $189,383

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 716
One, attached: 22
Two: 7
Mobile homes: 41
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,147

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 64%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 63%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Y:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Wood (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Solar energy (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Wood (16%) Electricity (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	22.2%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Alaska:	5.9%

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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