Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (AK) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 2,713 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 307
Renter-occupied apartments: 219
% of renters here:   42%
State:   37%
Land area: 6988 sq. mi.
Water area: 8023.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 0 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   21.8%
Whole state:   9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   14.3%
Whole state:   4.0%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (44.8%), Educational,health and social services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Aleutians East Borough, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:

  • American Indian (38.6%)
  • Filipino (24.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.3%)
  • Hispanic (12.6%)
  • Other race (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Vietnamese (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.0 years
Alaska median age:   32.4 years

Males: 1,750   (64.9%)
Females: 947   (35.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $30,095
County population in 2003: 2,715
Jobs in 2003: 1,727

Total labor force in 2004: 1,085
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.8%

Average household size:
Aleutians East Borough:   2.7 people
Alaska: 2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,204 ($47,875 in 2000)
This county   $52,204
Alaska: $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $142,733
Aleutians East Borough   $142,733
Alaska: $197,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $710
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Aleutians East Borough in 2000: $664



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,200
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,100
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $984 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Aleutians East Borough 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.

Neighboring counties: Lake and Peninsula Borough .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Aleutians East Borough: Pavlof (A), Coal Harbor (B), Pirate Cove (C), Louies Corner (D), Unangashik (E), Unimak (F), Pirate Shake (G), Long John (H), Fosters Camp (I), Riechesni (J), Nosovskoi (K), Ilnik (L), Burns Cabin (M), Tigalda (N)

Lakes: Franks Lagoon (A), Hess, Lake (B), Christianson Lagoon (C), Little Lagoon (D), Knutson Lake (E), Bear Lake (F), Hoodoo Lake (G), Big Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Creek (A), Coal Oil Creek (B), Coleman Creek (C), David River (D), Eastern Creek (E), Lynden Creek (F), King Salmon River (G), Milky River (H), Mino Creek (I)

Park in Aleutians East Borough: Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge (1).

Beaches: Airplane Flats (A), Long Beach (B), Oksenof Beach (C), Ocean Beach (D)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   7.8%
Alaska:   5.6%

Current college students: 28
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 493 (33% naturalized citizens)

Aleutians East Borough:   18.3%
Whole state:   5.9%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 113
  • 1990 to 1994: 178
  • 1985 to 1989: 67
  • 1980 to 1984: 55
  • 1975 to 1979: 25
  • 1970 to 1974: 46
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 1

Mean travel time to work: 6.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 539
  • One, attached: 29
  • Two: 35
  • 3 or 4: 36
  • 5 to 9: 24
  • 10 to 19: 32
  • Mobile homes: 29

Housing units in Aleutians East Borough with a mortgage: 125 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (53%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Water transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food (31%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (14%)
  • Food processing workers (11%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Philippines (69%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Laos (4%)
  • Dominican Republic (2%)
  • Micronesia (1%)
  • Japan (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Aleutians East Borough:
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • United States or American (3%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • English (2%)
  • French Canadian (1%)
  • German (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 280 (27%)
  • Carpooled: 80 (8%)
  • Taxi: 12 (1%)
  • Motorcycle: 15 (1%)
  • Walked: 604 (58%)
  • Other means: 48 (5%)
  • Worked at home: 8 (1%)
 

People in group quarters in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
  • 645 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 497 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 141 people in crews of maritime vessels

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,165.

13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,273 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   13.88%
Alaska average:   9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.68% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($9,011 average AGI)
11.20% relocated from other states ($26,261 average AGI)
Aleutians East Borough:   11.20%
Alaska average:   6.06%

18.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   18.39%
Alaska average:   9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($10,626 average AGI)
14.05% relocated to other states ($26,862 average AGI)
Aleutians East Borough:   14.05%
Alaska average:   6.19%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.09% ($30,071 average AGI)
to King County, WA  2.09% ($28,214)
to San Diego County, CA  1.79% ($29,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8


Births per 1000 population in Aleutians East Borough

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 1.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 2.5


Deaths per 1000 population in Aleutians East Borough

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


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Aleutians East Borough

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 0 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,432
  • In family households: 1,212 (240 male householders, 105 female householders)
    265 spouses, 497 children (479 natural, 11 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 19 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 220 (143 male householders (115 living alone)), 36 female householders (31 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,265 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 31 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

257 married couples with children.
154 single-parent households (41 men, 113 women).

58.7% of residents of Aleutians East Borough speak English at home.
12.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
25.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,216,000 ($7501 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,042,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,294,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $569,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,947,000
Federal grants: $8,213,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,810,000 ($973,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,383,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 94
Here:   35 per 1000 residents
State: 80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 32
Here:   12 per 1000 residents
State: 25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +68
Here:   +25 per 1000 residents
State:   +9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -111
Here:   -41 per 1000 residents
State:   -7 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Aleutians East Borough

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.00 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.7
State: 5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.3
State:   3.9



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 10
  • 1995 to 1998: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 43
  • 1980 to 1989: 292
  • 1970 to 1979: 174
  • 1960 to 1969: 81
  • 1950 to 1959: 55
  • 1940 to 1949: 30
  • 1939 or earlier: 8


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 14
  • 4 rooms: 43
  • 5 rooms: 67
  • 6 rooms: 99
  • 7 rooms: 32
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9 or more rooms: 17


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 43
  • 4 rooms: 64
  • 5 rooms: 47
  • 6 rooms: 38
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aleutians East Borough:
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 60
  • 3 bedrooms: 177
  • 4 bedrooms: 40
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aleutians East Borough:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 43
  • 2 bedrooms: 89
  • 3 bedrooms: 73
  • 4 bedrooms: 12
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Aleutians East Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 59
  • 1 vehicle: 103
  • 2 vehicles: 116
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Cars and other vehicles available in Aleutians East Borough in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 88
  • 1 vehicle: 96
  • 2 vehicles: 26
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

59% of Aleutians East Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Alaska.

Aleutians East Borough:   59.0%
State average:   47.2%

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

  • This state: 1055
  • Northeast: 65
  • Midwest: 190
  • South: 224
  • West: 617

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (97%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:   0.0%
Alaska: 6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:   0.0%
Alaska: 5.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 5
Here:   20.0%
Alaska:   14.1%


Aleutians East Borough government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $98,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $9,000
  • Construction - General: $6,091,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,283,000
    Central Staff Services: $919,000
    General - Other: $889,000
    Health Services - Other: $563,000
    Financial Administration: $207,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $178,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,862,000
    General Support: $226,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $263,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $207,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $217,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,069,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,381,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,735,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,256,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,629,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
    Other, NEC: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $475,000
    Interest Earnings: $468,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $545,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,605,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,584,000
    General Support: $1,549,000
    All Other: $206,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $2,014,000
    Property: $930,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,808,000

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