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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,138 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Northwest Arctic 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 $1199 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Nome Census Area
, North Slope Borough
, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Northwest Arctic Borough: Ahteut
(A),
Akalugrak Panga
(B),
Onak
(C),
Kaglugrak Deep
(D),
Ivruktusuk
(E),
Nailikaurak
(F),
Ambler Island
(G),
Okpiksugruk
(H),
Turakiligorak
(I),
Pah
(J),
Nalikaurak
(K),
Aniyak
(L),
Ekseavuk
(M),
Napaklulik
(N),
Ukpiksuk
(O),
Umagvirak
(P),
Umnokalukta
(Q),
Inuktut
(R),
Gabolio
(S),
Usak
(T)
Lakes: Okoklik
Lake
(A),
Killeak Lakes
(B),
Walker Lake
(C),
Erich Lake
(D),
Long Lake
(E),
Ahnewetut Lake
(F),
Akaluovik Lakes
(G),
Joan Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Circle
Creek
(A),
Clara Creek
(B),
Clifford Creek
(C),
Coal Creek
(D),
Coarse Gold Creek
(E),
Collins Creek
(F),
Company Creek
(G),
Connolly Creek
(H),
Contact Creek
(I)
Parks in Northwest Arctic Borough include: Kobuk
Valley National Park
(1),
Noatak National Monument
(2),
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
(3),
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
(4),
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
(5)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 121
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 76 (59% naturalized citizens)
| Northwest
Arctic Borough: |
1.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 19
- 1990
to 1994: 4
- 1985
to 1989: 8
- 1980
to 1984: 10
- 1975
to 1979: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 16
- 1965
to 1969: 4
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Mean travel time to work: 8.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,956
- One,
attached: 62
- Two:
106
- 3
or 4: 136
- 5
to 9: 98
- 10
to 19: 35
- 20
or more: 83
- Mobile
homes: 52
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Northwest Arctic Borough with a mortgage: 329 (13 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 563
Most
common industries for males: |
- Mining
(23%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Public
administration (12%)
- Construction
(8%)
- Health
care (7%)
- Air
transportation (6%)
- Utilities
(5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (24%)
- Health
care (18%)
- Public
administration (12%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Air
transportation (5%)
- Mining
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Top
executives (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Korea
(34%)
- Other
Caribbean (13%)
- Philippines
(12%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Mexico
(9%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
- Russia
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Northwest Arctic Borough:
|
- German
(3%)
- Irish
(2%)
- United
States or American (2%)
- English
(2%)
- Scottish
(0%)
- Dutch
(0%)
- Norwegian
(0%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 229 (10%)
- Carpooled:
279 (12%)
- Taxi:
12 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
12 (1%)
- Walked:
1,188 (51%)
- Other
means: 514 (22%)
- Worked
at home: 105 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
- 257
people in other workers' dormitories
- 23
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 21
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 14
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3
people in other types of correctional institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,866.
7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,986 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.51% | | Alaska
average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.04% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($24,236 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($16,750 average AGI)
| Northwest
Arctic Borough: |
2.47% | | 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
|
2.20% ($30,488 average AGI) |
| from
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.59% ($26,182) |
8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,453 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.44% | | Alaska
average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($26,975 average AGI)
2.87% relocated to other states ($20,478 average AGI)
| Northwest
Arctic Borough: |
2.87% | | 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
|
2.81% ($34,491 average AGI) |
| to
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.58% ($58,273) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 27.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 21.6
Births
per 1000 population in Northwest Arctic Borough |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Northwest Arctic Borough |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Northwest Arctic Borough |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 399 (348 aged, 51 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,888
- In
family households: 6,428 (926 male householders, 485 female householders)
836
spouses, 3,142 children (2,711 natural, 364 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 405 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 234 other relatives, 275 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 460 (244 male householders (200 living alone)), 123 female householders (93 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 320 (20 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 265 2-persons, 242 3-persons, 249 4-persons, 268 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 293 1-person, 60 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
1,641 married couples with children.
879 single-parent households (291 men, 588 women).
58.1% of residents of Northwest Arctic Borough speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
40.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,892,000 ($11251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $895,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,822,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,373,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,955,000
Federal grants: $61,520,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,251,000 ($419,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,971,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,034,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,394,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,026
| Here: |
135 per 1000 residents | | State: |
80 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 237
| Here: |
31 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -366
| Here: |
-48 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Northwest Arctic Borough
|
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.53 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 39
- 1995
to 1998: 230
- 1990
to 1994: 216
- 1980
to 1989: 776
- 1970
to 1979: 750
- 1960
to 1969: 238
- 1950
to 1959: 182
- 1940
to 1949: 42
- 1939
or earlier: 67
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 53
- 2
rooms: 119
- 3
rooms: 214
- 4
rooms: 236
- 5
rooms: 210
- 6
rooms: 94
- 7
rooms: 43
- 8
rooms: 9
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 60
- 2
rooms: 116
- 3
rooms: 197
- 4
rooms: 185
- 5
rooms: 153
- 6
rooms: 50
- 7
rooms: 12
- 8
rooms: 3
- 9
or more rooms: 2
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northwest Arctic Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 60
- 1
bedroom: 156
- 2
bedrooms: 273
- 3
bedrooms: 298
- 4
bedrooms: 185
- 5
or more bedrooms: 30
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Northwest Arctic Borough:
|
- no
bedroom: 71
- 1
bedroom: 205
- 2
bedrooms: 272
- 3
bedrooms: 182
- 4
bedrooms: 45
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Northwest Arctic Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 706
- 1
vehicle: 218
- 2
vehicles: 58
- 3
vehicles: 7
- 4
vehicles: 7
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Northwest Arctic Borough in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 569
- 1
vehicle: 155
- 2
vehicles: 40
- 3
vehicles: 8
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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60% of Northwest Arctic Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Alaska.
| Northwest
Arctic Borough: |
60.4% | | State
average: |
47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6181
- Northeast:
118
- Midwest:
249
- South:
168
- West:
398
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 40%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 39%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (89%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (88%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 9
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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Northwest
Arctic Borough government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $2,506,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $230,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $209,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,168,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $40,468,000
Central Staff Services: $1,500,000
Financial Administration: $628,000
General - Other: $434,000
Libraries: $81,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $9,331,000
General Support: $561,000
All Other: $1,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,801,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $38,669,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,355,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $47,460,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,564,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $6,403,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,918,000
Interest Earnings: $118,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,702,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,538,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $24,401,000
General Support: $141,000
All Other: $79,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,277,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $26,162,000
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