Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Interactive maps and statistics for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alaska and the United States.

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,013	735,706	334,922,499	3186th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,625	$92,788	$80,734	1576th of 3,221
Median Age	33.7	35.8	38.9	3043rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.3%	31.7%	35.7%	2607th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$237,500	$352,900	$332,700	1015th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$936	$1,419	$1,413	1247th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.8%	10.1%	12.5%	1741st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.6%	5.9%	5.2%	224th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.0	1.3	n/a	3220th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.2%	7.7%	14.1%	936th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	65.4%	66.8%	65.2%	2706th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.3	19.4	26.4	3154th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	9.7%	15.1%	1743rd of 3,222
Uninsured	21.3%	n/a	n/a	179th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	48.2%	46.9%	2309th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.8%	n/a	n/a	2724th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.6	62.8	61.4

Age in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	33.7	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	23.1%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.9%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.6%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	10.7%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	324	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	68.8%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	40.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.5%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.6%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,670	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	25.9%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.8%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.1%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	29.3%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	1,336	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	91.8%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	75.7%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.6%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	27.7%	30.6%

Education in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	77.7%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	42.1%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	25.4%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	69.2%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	43.5%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.2%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.2%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.5%	15.0%	16.7%

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