Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

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Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,715	735,706	334,922,499	2835th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,156	$92,788	$80,734	1972nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	35.8	38.9	1083rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.9%	31.7%	35.7%	2827th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$225,300	$352,900	$332,700	1128th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$964	$1,419	$1,413	1124th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.1%	12.5%	1763rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.7%	5.9%	5.2%	308th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.1	1.3	n/a	3137th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	7.7%	14.1%	1458th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2674th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.6%	66.8%	65.2%	2221st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.7	19.4	26.4	3174th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	9.7%	15.1%	1966th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.5%	n/a	n/a	275th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.7%	48.2%	46.9%	2732nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.3%	n/a	n/a	2828th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	36.0%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.1	62.8	61.4

Age in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	43.4	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	2,419	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.9%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,507	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.9%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.0%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.4%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	3,250	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.6%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.6%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.4%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.2%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,139	$3,901	n/a

Education in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	8.2%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.1%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.4%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	53.0%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	18.7%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	75.9%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.8%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.8%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.8%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.7%	15.0%	16.7%

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