Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

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Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska is among the highest in the country for median household income (21st of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (52nd of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,235	735,706	334,922,499	2875th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$135,500	$92,788	$80,734	21st of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	35.8	38.9	2074th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	31.7%	35.7%	2359th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$434,700	$352,900	$332,700	215th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,982	$1,419	$1,413	52nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.1%	12.5%	2119th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.9%	5.2%	1702nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.2	1.3	n/a	3127th of 3,222
Foreign Born	43.0%	7.7%	14.1%	4th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	86.3	n/a	n/a	11th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	33.5%	66.8%	65.2%	3216th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	6.4	19.4	26.4	3215th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	9.7%	15.1%	1672nd of 3,222
Uninsured	20.2%	n/a	n/a	231st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.5%	48.2%	46.9%	2294th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.6%	n/a	n/a	2474th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	24.2%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.7%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	39.5%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	75.2	62.8	61.4

Age in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	40.1	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	9.2%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	20.7%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	18.7%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	34.9%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	6.0%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	956	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.9%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.1%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,451	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	4.9%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.1%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	26.9%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	22.3%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.9%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.8%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	1,356	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	31.5%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.3%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.5%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	66.5%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.3%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,090	$3,901	n/a

Education in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.1%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.6%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	86.4%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	43.8%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	34.9%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	91.3%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	14.5%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	19.0%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	24.1%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	39.4%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.0%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	54.8%	15.0%	16.7%

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