Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Demographic Data
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Summary
Northwest Arctic Borough is located in Alaska
- Population: 7,601
- Area: 40,748.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 35,572.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5,176.35 sq. miles
- Population Density: 0.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: NA
- Time Zone: Yukon Standard Time (GMT -9)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,542
46%
50.8
Male
4,181
54%
49.2
Total Population
7,723
323,128,000
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
834
10.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
808
10.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
672
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
656
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
711
9.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,171
15.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
808
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
848
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
409
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
282
3.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
313
4.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
157
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
54
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,007
64.8%
77.2
Female
2,241
44.8%
51.3
Male
2,766
55.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,644
60.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
695
9.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
524
6.8%
15.2
Female
278
53.1%
55.8
Male
246
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,407
95.9%
96.8
White
890
11.5%
72.6
Black or African American
43
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,350
82.2%
0.8
Asian
61
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.1%
0.2
Korean
23
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
62
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
316
4.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
163
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
107
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
38
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,560
97.9%
82.2
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
280
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
564
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,817
45.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
777
19.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
169
4.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
301
7.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
134
3.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
844
20.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,198
79.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
435
10.7%
31.2
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,851
52.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,908
35.3%
47.5
Divorced
320
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
105
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
225
4.2
5.8%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,435
64.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,454
35.6%
21.6%
Spanish
91
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
70
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,259
32.8%
1.1%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
97
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
81
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
181
9.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
202
10.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
215
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
351
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
203
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
335
17.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
160
8.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
79
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
61,341
57,617
Per capita income
21,028
31,128
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
113
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
154
6.0%
9.8
Construction
140
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
815
31.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
61
2.4%
6.6
Information
40
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
74
2.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
54
2.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
135
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
435
17.0%
4.6
Retail trade
213
8.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
310
12.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
18
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
309
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
883
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
304
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
541
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
525
20.5%
18.1%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,472
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
392
15.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
248
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.2%
5.1
Walked
1,169
47.3%
2.7
Other means
533
21.6%
1.8
Worked at home
126
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
7.0
26.6
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,224
64.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
511
26.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
141
7.4%
37.1
3 or more
28
1.5%
21.0
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,904
69.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,044
54.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
860
45.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
818
30.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,722
1 room
297
10.9%
2.4
2 rooms
334
12.3%
2.7
3 rooms
640
23.5%
9.1
4 rooms
579
21.3%
16.5
5 rooms
560
20.6%
19.8
6 rooms
202
7.4%
17.8
7 rooms
62
2.3%
12.0
8 rooms
30
1.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
18
0.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,722
1-unit, detached
2,113
77.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30
1.1%
5.9
2-units
106
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
145
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
126
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
68
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
93
3.4%
9.0
Mobile home
41
1.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
24
0.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
24
0.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
85
3.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
255
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
885
32.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
772
28.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
409
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
243
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
0.6%
1.4%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13
0.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
30
1.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,639
86.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
136
7.1%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
79
4.1%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.1%
1.1
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
368
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
2
0.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
26
7.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
29
7.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
53
14.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
75
20.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
80
21.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
103
28.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
199
54.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
68
18.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
6.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
54
14.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
619
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
3
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
1.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
71
11.5%
4.4%
Less than $500
74
12.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
132
21.3%
11.9%
$500 to $999
156
25.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
175
28.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
241
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,226
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
230
37.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
100
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
36
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
126
20.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
241
0.0%
0.0%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,044
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
191
18.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
213
20.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
123
11.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
200
19.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
192
18.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
109
10.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
146,400
205,000
