Living in North Slope Borough School District Area

Living Summary

1,979

households

6,656

Total Population

$152,500

Average House Value

$1,000

Average Housing Rent

$79,306

Average Household Income

81.43%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,187

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

15%

Percent Proficient - Math

12%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 1,979 households are located in North Slope Borough School District area. Among them, 1,052 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.77 people. The total number of children in the region is 2,400 and 2,199 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (297) of residents are non-citizens and 44% (2,957) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of North Slope Borough School District, Alaska
Household	1,979
Population	6,656
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,052 (53%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,400
Total Students	2,199
Pre-Kindergarten	140
Kindergarten	201
Grade 1-8	1,095
Grade 9-12	502
College/Graduate School	261
Veterans	7,181
Non-citizen	297
Non-English Home Language	2,957
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

7,516 residents are over the age of 16 and 5,985 people are in labor force. Among them, 5,937 people are in civilian labor force and 48 are in armed labor force. 5,404 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for North Slope Borough School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,338	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	1,024	19.18%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	920	17.23%
Public transportation	114	2.14%
Walked	2,825	52.92%
Other method	344	6.44%
Worked from home	111	2.08%
Average Commute Time	6 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,404	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,953	36.14%
Service	685	12.68%
Sales and office	794	14.69%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,084	20.06%
Production, transportation, and material moving	888	16.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,404	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,349	24.96%
Construction	284	5.26%
Manufacturing	510	9.44%
Wholesale trade	34	0.63%
Retail trade	201	3.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	603	11.16%
Information	8	0.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	58	1.07%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	594	10.99%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	782	14.47%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	231	4.27%
Other services, except public administration	54	1.00%
Public administration	696	12.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,404	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,751	69.41%
Government workers	1,609	29.77%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	44	0.81%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $94,169 for the 1,979 households in North Slope Borough School District area, Alaska. The average income of a single worker is $60,171. 7,925 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,979	-
Less than $10,000	88	4.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	52	2.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	148	7.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	141	7.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	222	11.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	304	15.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	266	13.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	377	19.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	195	9.85%
More than $200,000	186	9.40%
Median Household Income	$79,306	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$94,169	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	1,523	-
Less than $10,000	58	3.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	45	2.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	70	4.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	117	7.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	191	12.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	198	13.00%
$75,000 - $99,999	254	16.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	251	16.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	203	13.33%
More than $200,000	136	8.93%

Median Family Income	$83,419	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$98,565	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$60,171	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$75,168	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$75,168	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,732	-
With health insurance coverage	7,925	81.43%
Public coverage	2,332	23.96%
Private health insurance	6,313	64.87%
Without health insurance coverage	1,807	18.57%

Housing

There are 2,618 housing units in North Slope Borough School District area, Alaska with 1,979 units (75.59%) occupied. 1,042 houses (52.65%) are occupied by owner and 937 houses (47.35%) are rented. The average housing value is $152,500 and the average rental cost is $1,000. 29 houses (1.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 206 houses (7.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,618	-
Occupied	1,979	75.59%
Owner Occupied	1,042	52.65%
Renter Occupied	937	47.35%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	1,937	73.99%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	90	3.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	574	21.93%
Mobile Homes	17	0.65%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,618	-
Built 2014 or later	29	1.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	8	0.31%
Built 2000 - 2009	232	8.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	602	22.99%
Built 1980 - 1989	666	25.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	672	25.67%
Built 1960 - 1969	106	4.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	97	3.71%
Built 1949 or earlier	206	7.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,618	-
1 room	184	7.03%
2 rooms	268	10.24%
3 rooms	494	18.87%
4 rooms	615	23.49%
5 rooms	517	19.75%
6 rooms	287	10.96%
7 rooms	119	4.55%
8 rooms	100	3.82%
9 rooms or more	34	1.30%
Median Number of Rooms	4.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,618	-
no bedroom	186	7.10%
1 bedroom	435	16.62%
2 bedrooms	625	23.87%
3 bedrooms	918	35.06%
4 bedrooms	407	15.55%
5 bedrooms or more	47	1.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	1,042	-
Less than $50,000	71	6.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	223	21.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	219	21.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	248	23.80%
$200,000 - $299,999	226	21.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	49	4.70%
$500,000 - $999,999	6	0.58%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$152,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	726	-
Less than $500	60	8.26%
$500 - $999	303	41.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	189	26.03%
$1,500 - $1,999	125	17.22%
$2,000 - $2,499	35	4.82%
$2,500 - $2,999	4	0.55%
$3,000 or more	10	1.38%
Median Rental Costs	$1,000	-

Demographic

A total of 9,792 people lives in North Slope Borough School District area, Alaska with 5,985 male and 3,807 female. The males to female ratio is 61.12 to 38.88. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	9,792	-
Male	5,985	61.12%
Female	3,807	38.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	9,792	-
Under 5 years	793	8.10%
5 - 9 years	743	7.59%
10 - 14 years	636	6.50%
15 - 19 years	572	5.84%
20 - 24 years	543	5.55%
25 - 34 years	1,584	16.18%
35 - 44 years	1,309	13.37%
45 - 54 years	1,476	15.07%
55 - 59 years	938	9.58%
60 - 64 years	527	5.38%
65 - 74 years	491	5.01%
75 - 84 years	136	1.39%
85 years and older	44	0.45%
Median Age	35.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	9,792	-
One Race	9,040	92.32%
White	3,077	31.42%
Black or African American	151	1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,017	51.24%
Asian	534	5.45%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	189	1.93%
Other	72	0.74%

Two or more races	752	7.68%
White and Black or African American	18	0.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	365	3.73%
White and Asian	50	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.54%