North Slope Borough, Alaska

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

North Slope Borough, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,810	735,706	334,922,499	2431st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,694	$92,788	$80,734	211th of 3,221
Median Age	35.0	35.8	38.9	2963rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.6%	31.7%	35.7%	2725th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$218,300	$352,900	$332,700	1209th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,254	$1,419	$1,413	470th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	10.1%	12.5%	2175th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.6%	5.9%	5.2%	323rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.1	1.3	n/a	3217th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.8%	7.7%	14.1%	685th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1689th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	49.1%	66.8%	65.2%	3179th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.0	19.4	26.4	3165th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	9.7%	15.1%	2495th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	980th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.9%	48.2%	46.9%	3092nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	64.4%	n/a	n/a	3058th 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 North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	65.6	62.8	61.4

Age in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	35.0	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	25.7%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.0%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.9%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	8.1%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	2,281	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	51.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	39.5%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.7%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	46.5%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,430	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.0%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.2%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.6%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	2,642	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.1%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.3%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	50.9%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.3%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,305	$3,901	n/a

Education in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.2%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	24.8%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	33.4%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	80.5%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	37.0%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in North Slope Borough, Alaska

Statistic	North Slope Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.3%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	62.3%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	43.6%	15.0%	16.7%

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