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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,457 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in North Slope Borough is $812 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1067 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1276 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Northwest Arctic Borough
, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in North Slope Borough: Humphrey
Point
(A),
Nulavik
(B),
Toolik Lake Camp
(C),
Akeonik
(D),
Akilloaq
(E),
Esook Trading Post
(F),
Akvat
(G),
Kuk
(H),
Alaktak
(I),
Alolukrok
(J),
Hurl State Number 1
(K),
Tuluuk
(L),
Anakruak
(M),
Anaktuk
(N),
Saatkunak
(O),
Tutkiya
(P),
Tutolivik
(Q),
Nunatunga
(R),
Atanik
(S),
Gas Well Number 3
(T)
Lakes and swamps: Wahoo
Lake
(A),
Chandler Lake
(B),
Grayling Lake
(C),
Agiak Lagoon
(D),
Agiak Lake
(E),
Ahagateyeit Lake
(F),
Ahaliorak Lake
(G),
Watermelon Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal
Creek
(A),
Cobble Creek
(B),
Cobblestone Creek
(C),
Coke Creek
(D),
Confusion Creek
(E),
Conglomerate Creek
(F),
Crassico Creek
(G),
Cula Creek
(H),
Curve Creek
(I)
Parks in North Slope Borough include: Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge
(1),
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 250
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 430 (63% naturalized citizens)
| North
Slope Borough: |
5.8% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 120
- 1990
to 1994: 74
- 1985
to 1989: 65
- 1980
to 1984: 49
- 1975
to 1979: 61
- 1970
to 1974: 25
- 1970
to 1974: 28
- 1965
to 1969: 8
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Mean travel time to work: 7.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,799
- One,
attached: 59
- Two:
176
- 3
or 4: 113
- 5
to 9: 79
- 10
to 19: 142
- 20
or more: 127
- Mobile
homes: 40
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in North Slope Borough with a mortgage: 615 (23 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 360
Most
common industries for males: |
- Public
administration (24%)
- Educational
services (18%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Utilities
(7%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Other
transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (28%)
- Public
administration (22%)
- Health
care (11%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Construction
laborers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (11%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Child
care workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Philippines
(65%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Trinidad
and Tobago (4%)
- Mexico
(3%)
- Thailand
(3%)
- Polynesia
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in North Slope Borough:
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- German
(4%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(2%)
- United
States or American (1%)
- Norwegian
(1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- European
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 679 (24%)
- Carpooled:
773 (27%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 161 (6%)
- Taxi:
141 (5%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
8 (0%)
- Walked:
755 (27%)
- Other
means: 252 (9%)
- Worked
at home: 66 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in North Slope Borough, Alaska
- 29
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 27
people in other group homes
- 18
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 15
people in other workers' dormitories
- 14
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,702.
5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,286 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.35% | | Alaska
average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.48% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($18,446 average AGI)
2.86% relocated from other states ($22,839 average AGI)
| North
Slope Borough: |
2.86% | | Alaska
average: | 6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
0.95% ($39,850 average AGI) |
9.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,220 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.90% | | Alaska
average: |
9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.36% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($33,413 average AGI)
3.54% relocated to other states ($23,812 average AGI)
| North
Slope Borough: |
3.54% | | Alaska
average: | 6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
3.23% ($48,535 average AGI) |
| to
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
1.09% ($41,667) |
| to
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.55% ($42,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 22.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.3
Births
per 1000 population in North Slope Borough |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in North Slope Borough |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in North Slope Borough |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 360 (298 aged, 62 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,282
- In
family households: 6,552 (974 male householders, 564 female householders)
936
spouses, 3,055 children (2,676 natural, 251 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 363 grandchildren, 112 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 191 other relatives, 328 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 730 (410 male householders (336 living alone)), 168 female householders (119 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 103 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 318 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 251 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 218 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 455 1-person, 98 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 1 5-persons.
1,569 married couples with children.
809 single-parent households (304 men, 505 women).
50.1% of residents of North Slope Borough speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
42.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,308,000 ($10041 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,472,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,838,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,932,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,377,000
Federal grants: $41,150,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,499,000 ($9,137,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,512,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,000,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 929
| Here: |
134 per 1000 residents | | State: |
80 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 182
| Here: |
26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +53
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,252
| Here: |
-181 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in North Slope Borough
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.32 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 86
- 1995
to 1998: 333
- 1990
to 1994: 269
- 1980
to 1989: 732
- 1970
to 1979: 636
- 1960
to 1969: 251
- 1950
to 1959: 129
- 1940
to 1949: 54
- 1939
or earlier: 48
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in North Slope Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 28
- 2
rooms: 58
- 3
rooms: 137
- 4
rooms: 201
- 5
rooms: 313
- 6
rooms: 163
- 7
rooms: 70
- 8
rooms: 37
- 9
or more rooms: 22
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in North Slope Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 96
- 2
rooms: 150
- 3
rooms: 221
- 4
rooms: 279
- 5
rooms: 221
- 6
rooms: 77
- 7
rooms: 22
- 8
rooms: 10
- 9
or more rooms: 4
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Slope Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 35
- 1
bedroom: 118
- 2
bedrooms: 235
- 3
bedrooms: 443
- 4
bedrooms: 164
- 5
or more bedrooms: 34
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in North Slope Borough:
|
- no
bedroom: 103
- 1
bedroom: 285
- 2
bedrooms: 348
- 3
bedrooms: 287
- 4
bedrooms: 51
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in North Slope Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 462
- 1
vehicle: 412
- 2
vehicles: 131
- 3
vehicles: 21
- 4
vehicles: 3
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in North Slope Borough in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 561
- 1
vehicle: 429
- 2
vehicles: 73
- 3
vehicles: 11
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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53% of North Slope Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Alaska.
| North
Slope Borough: |
52.5% | | State
average: |
47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5495
- Northeast:
139
- Midwest:
231
- South:
280
- West:
741
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 32%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 19%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (51%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
- Electricity
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (65%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 11
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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North
Slope Borough government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $117,204,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $5,228,000
All Other: $3,426,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,121,000
Higher Education - Other: $982,000
Sewerage: $652,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $214,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $92,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $84,000
- Construction
- Electric Utilities: $10,011,000
Sewerage: $5,141,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,300,000
General: $4,070,000
Regular Highways: $3,779,000
Water Utilities: $3,077,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,730,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,074,000
Fire Protection: $1,066,000
Air Transportation: $267,000
Health - Other: $257,000
Higher Education - Other: $0
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $48,867,000
Financial Administration: $23,708,000
General - Other: $19,356,000
Central Staff Services: $15,087,000
Other Higher Education: $11,300,000
Police Protection: $7,086,000
Housing & Community Development: $6,282,000
Regular Highways: $6,231,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,417,000
Electric Utilities: $5,248,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,310,000
Health Services - Other: $4,013,000
Gas Utilities: $3,797,000
Welfare - Other: $3,737,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,703,000
Fire Protection: $3,343,000
Transit Utilities: $2,404,000
Other Hospitals: $2,076,000
Water Utilities: $1,519,000
Air Transportation: $759,000
Sewerage: $633,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $14,163,000
All Other: $4,462,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,713,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $33,067,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $55,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $551,122,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $24,250,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $492,625,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $55,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $82,747,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $83,701,000
Special Assessments: $4,400,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,993,000
Property Sale Other: $3,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $596,000
Other Higher Education: $0
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $673,624,000
- Revenue
- Electric Utilities: $7,270,000
Water Utilities: $1,060,000
Gas Utilities: $734,000
Transit Utilities: $163,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $12,385,000
All Other: $5,218,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,824,000
Electric Utilities: $3,203,000
Water Utilities: $127,000
Housing & Community Development: $84,000
General Support: $60,000
- Tax
- Property: $199,000,000
NEC: $805,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $104,411,000
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