Chugach Census Area, Alaska

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Chugach Census Area, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (154th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,862	735,706	334,922,499	2746th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,509	$92,788	$80,734	289th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	35.8	38.9	2591st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.4%	31.7%	35.7%	658th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$346,200	$352,900	$332,700	439th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,369	$1,419	$1,413	344th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.9%	10.1%	12.5%	3117th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	5.9%	5.2%	154th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.7	1.3	n/a	3179th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	7.7%	14.1%	829th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	66.8%	65.2%	2812th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	9.2	19.4	26.4	3207th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	9.7%	15.1%	2861st of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	719th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	48.2%	46.9%	1007th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.9%	n/a	n/a	551st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.3	62.8	61.4

Age in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	37.9	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.5%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.4%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	2,861	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,365	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.7%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.9%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.1%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	3,922	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.4%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.4%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.1%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,379	$3,901	n/a

Education in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	3.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.7%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.8%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	16.3%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	78.0%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.2%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.4%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.0%	15.0%	16.7%

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