Living in Northwest Arctic Borough School District Area

Living Summary

1,795

households

7,296

Total Population

$141,400

Average House Value

$1,304

Average Housing Rent

$60,906

Average Household Income

74.29%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,127

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

11%

Percent Proficient - Math

10%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 1,795 households are located in Northwest Arctic Borough School District area. Among them, 1,009 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 4.77 people. The total number of children in the region is 2,954 and 2,253 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (50) of residents are non-citizens and 34% (2,457) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Northwest Arctic Borough School District, Alaska
Household	1,795
Population	7,296
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,009 (56%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,954
Total Students	2,253
Pre-Kindergarten	179
Kindergarten	190
Grade 1-8	1,197
Grade 9-12	505
College/Graduate School	182
Veterans	4,994
Non-citizen	50
Non-English Home Language	2,457
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

5,255 residents are over the age of 16 and 3,201 people are in labor force. Among them, 3,200 people are in civilian labor force and 1 are in armed labor force. 2,619 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 18.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Northwest Arctic Borough School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,528	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	474	18.75%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	273	10.80%
Public transportation	27	1.07%
Walked	1,092	43.20%
Other method	497	19.66%
Worked from home	165	6.53%
Average Commute Time	6 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,619	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,024	39.10%
Service	463	17.68%
Sales and office	450	17.18%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	326	12.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving	356	13.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,619	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	166	6.34%
Construction	93	3.55%
Manufacturing	71	2.71%
Wholesale trade	11	0.42%
Retail trade	193	7.37%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	256	9.77%
Information	31	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	60	2.29%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	107	4.09%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	944	36.04%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	170	6.49%
Other services, except public administration	85	3.25%
Public administration	432	16.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,619	-
Private wage and salary workers	1,319	50.36%
Government workers	1,238	47.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	55	2.10%
Unpaid family workers	7	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,967 for the 1,795 households in Northwest Arctic Borough School District area, Alaska. The average income of a single worker is $31,476. 5,716 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 74.29%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,795	-
Less than $10,000	133	7.41%
$10,000 - $14,999	71	3.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	182	10.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	146	8.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	246	13.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	287	15.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	195	10.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	274	15.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	149	8.30%
More than $200,000	112	6.24%
Median Household Income	$60,906	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,967	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	1,318	-
Less than $10,000	104	7.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	51	3.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	120	9.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	131	9.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	178	13.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	207	15.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	126	9.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	206	15.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	127	9.64%
More than $200,000	68	5.16%

Median Family Income	$58,676	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$78,681	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,476	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,200	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,200	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,694	-
With health insurance coverage	5,716	74.29%
Public coverage	3,645	47.37%
Private health insurance	2,444	31.77%
Without health insurance coverage	1,978	25.71%

Housing

There are 2,745 housing units in Northwest Arctic Borough School District area, Alaska with 1,795 units (65.39%) occupied. 1,009 houses (56.21%) are occupied by owner and 786 houses (43.79%) are rented. The average housing value is $141,400 and the average rental cost is $1,304. 33 houses (1.20%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 69 houses (2.51%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,745	-
Occupied	1,795	65.39%
Owner Occupied	1,009	56.21%
Renter Occupied	786	43.79%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	2,112	76.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	19	0.69%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	568	20.69%
Mobile Homes	46	1.68%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,745	-
Built 2014 or later	33	1.20%
Built 2010 - 2013	40	1.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	229	8.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	442	16.10%
Built 1980 - 1989	788	28.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	821	29.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	240	8.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	83	3.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	69	2.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,745	-
1 room	300	10.93%
2 rooms	369	13.44%
3 rooms	720	26.23%
4 rooms	637	23.21%
5 rooms	459	16.72%
6 rooms	171	6.23%
7 rooms	72	2.62%
8 rooms	17	0.62%
9 rooms or more	-	-
Median Number of Rooms	3.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,745	-
no bedroom	307	11.18%
1 bedroom	469	17.09%
2 bedrooms	748	27.25%
3 bedrooms	705	25.68%
4 bedrooms	500	18.21%
5 bedrooms or more	16	0.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	1,009	-
Less than $50,000	133	13.18%
$50,000 - $99,999	224	22.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	162	16.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	129	12.78%
$200,000 - $299,999	168	16.65%
$300,000 - $499,999	153	15.16%
$500,000 - $999,999	32	3.17%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.79%
Median House Value	$141,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	596	-
Less than $500	65	10.91%
$500 - $999	158	26.51%
$1,000 - $1,499	133	22.32%
$1,500 - $1,999	131	21.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	101	16.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	4	0.67%
$3,000 or more	4	0.67%
Median Rental Costs	$1,304	-

Demographic

A total of 7,715 people lives in Northwest Arctic Borough School District area, Alaska with 4,189 male and 3,526 female. The males to female ratio is 54.30 to 45.70. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	7,715	-
Male	4,189	54.30%
Female	3,526	45.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	7,715	-
Under 5 years	818	10.60%
5 - 9 years	791	10.25%
10 - 14 years	743	9.63%
15 - 19 years	588	7.62%
20 - 24 years	566	7.34%
25 - 34 years	1,235	16.01%
35 - 44 years	787	10.20%
45 - 54 years	887	11.50%
55 - 59 years	395	5.12%
60 - 64 years	330	4.28%
65 - 74 years	360	4.67%
75 - 84 years	177	2.29%
85 years and older	38	0.49%
Median Age	27.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	7,715	-
One Race	7,429	96.29%
White	870	11.28%
Black or African American	94	1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,343	82.22%
Asian	77	1.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.10%
Other	37	0.48%

Two or more races	286	3.71%
White and Black or African American	39	0.51%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	180	2.33%
White and Asian	12	0.16%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	3	0.04%