Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska (AK) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 3,126 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 871
Renter-occupied apartments: 498
% of renters here:   36%
State: 37%
Land area: 7896 sq. mi.
Water area: 3480.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 0 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   12.8%
Whole state:   9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.5%
Whole state:   4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.5%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (14.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 57%
  • Government: 29%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.5%)
  • American Indian (39.5%)
  • Two or more races (5.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.8 years
Alaska median age:   32.4 years

Males: 1,848   (53.8%)
Females: 1,588   (46.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $28,264
County population in 2003: 3,154
Jobs in 2003: 1,656

Total labor force in 2004: 1,742
Unemployment rate in 2004: 13.5%

Average household size:
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:   2.5 people
Alaska: 2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,575 ($40,879 in 2000)
This county   $44,575
Alaska: $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $173,431
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area   $173,431
Alaska: $197,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $515
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in 2000: $1038



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 22 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $139,800
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $167,700
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $121,100
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $130,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $685 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 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: Haines Borough , Haines Borough , Yakutat City and Borough , Juneau City and Borough , Juneau City and Borough , Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area , Sitka City and Borough .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: Distin Lake Cabin (A), Green Top Cabin (B), Althorp Rock Light (C), Port Althorp (D), Chuck Mining Camp (E), El Nido (F), Sportsmen Lake Cabin (G), Chuck Camp (H), Gypsum (I), Pybus Bay Cabin (J), Village (K), Last Chance Harbor (L), Big Shaheen Cabin (M), West Lake Florence Cabin (N), Hasselborg Creek Cabin (O), Hasselborg Homestead (P), Neltushkin (Q), Lake Alexander Cabin (R), Hasselborg-Guerin Portage (S), Portage (T)

Lakes and reservoirs: Abyss Lake (A), Kathleen, Lake (B), Florence, Lake (C), Alexander, Lake (D), Wood Lake (E), Fish Lake (F), Guerin, Lake (G), Icefall Lake (H)

Rivers and creeks: Chuck River (A), Coal Creek (B), Cordwood Creek (C), Crillon River (D), Davis Creek (E), Dixon River (F), Dundas River (G), Eagle Creek (H), Echo Creek (I)

Parks in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area include: Admiralty Island National Monument (1), Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (2), Glacier Bay National Monument (3), Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary (4)

Beach: Sand Beach, The (A).

Post office: Windham Post Office (A).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.8%
Alaska:   5.6%


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 104
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 68 (57% naturalized citizens)

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:   2.0%
Whole state: 5.9%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1985 to 1989: 4
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.4%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,577
  • One, attached: 35
  • Two: 96
  • 3 or 4: 81
  • 5 to 9: 32
  • 10 to 19: 18
  • 20 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 243
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area with a mortgage: 255 (8 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 380


Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Air transportation (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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



  • Canada (56%)
  • Chile (24%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • Other Northern Europe (3%)
  • Yugoslavia (3%)
  • Mexico (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:



  • German (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • English (6%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Swedish (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 620 (44%)
  • Carpooled: 196 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 22 (2%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (1%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 33 (2%)
  • Walked: 384 (27%)
  • Other means: 82 (6%)
  • Worked at home: 68 (5%)
 

18 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,964.

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.33%
Alaska average: 9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.41% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($13,345 average AGI)
4.92% relocated from other states ($21,727 average AGI)
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:   4.92%
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 Juneau City and Borough, AK  1.52% ($41,100 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.76% ($25,700)

9.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,184 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.36%
Alaska average: 9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($19,288 average AGI)
4.94% relocated to other states ($17,904 average AGI)
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:   4.94%
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 Juneau City and Borough, AK  1.57% ($50,476 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.90% ($19,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2


Births per 1000 population in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.7


Deaths per 1000 population in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 391 (322 aged, 69 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,416
  • In family households: 2,797 (617 male householders, 247 female householders)
    667 spouses, 1,013 children (955 natural, 16 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 40 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 619 (327 male householders (273 living alone)), 178 female householders (140 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 371 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 413 1-person, 77 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

609 married couples with children.
203 single-parent households (78 men, 125 women).

91.9% of residents of Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,444,000 ($10027 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $660,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,800,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,081,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $641,000
Federal grants: $12,324,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,655,000 ($69,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,943,000 ($507,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,771,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 137
Here:   44 per 1000 residents
State: 80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 80
Here:   26 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: -355
Here:   -114 per 1000 residents
State:   -7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.68 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.2
State: 5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.0
State:   3.9



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 71
  • 1995 to 1998: 250
  • 1990 to 1994: 230
  • 1980 to 1989: 407
  • 1970 to 1979: 482
  • 1960 to 1969: 155
  • 1950 to 1959: 94
  • 1940 to 1949: 192
  • 1939 or earlier: 227


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 34
  • 2 rooms: 37
  • 3 rooms: 96
  • 4 rooms: 141
  • 5 rooms: 189
  • 6 rooms: 162
  • 7 rooms: 98
  • 8 rooms: 42
  • 9 or more rooms: 72


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 41
  • 2 rooms: 89
  • 3 rooms: 73
  • 4 rooms: 86
  • 5 rooms: 94
  • 6 rooms: 47
  • 7 rooms: 34
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 17


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:
  • no bedroom: 37
  • 1 bedroom: 108
  • 2 bedrooms: 237
  • 3 bedrooms: 314
  • 4 bedrooms: 102
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 73


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:
  • no bedroom: 48
  • 1 bedroom: 140
  • 2 bedrooms: 126
  • 3 bedrooms: 121
  • 4 bedrooms: 49
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14


Cars and other vehicles available in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 188
  • 1 vehicle: 303
  • 2 vehicles: 277
  • 3 vehicles: 82
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8


Cars and other vehicles available in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 170
  • 1 vehicle: 207
  • 2 vehicles: 109
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

60% of Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Alaska.

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area:   60.0%
State average:   47.2%

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

  • This state: 1679
  • Northeast: 139
  • Midwest: 372
  • South: 157
  • West: 960

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 24%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
Here:   11.2%
Alaska:   6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:   3.1%
Alaska: 5.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 24
Here:   30.4%
Alaska:   14.1%

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