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Alaska At A Glance
Last Updated July 8, 2003
The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 663,267 square miles
- Population in 2000: 626,932; 65.7% urban; 34.3% rural
- Population in 1990: 550,043
- Population Change: Up
14.0% 1990-2000; Up
36.9% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 48th of 50; 0.2% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Juneau (30,711);
Fairbanks (30,224);
Sitka (8,835);
Ketchikan (7,922);
Kenai (6,942)
- Registered Voters:
71,073 D
(15.5%);
116,435 R
(25.5%);
270,054 unaffiliated and minor parties
(59.0%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 11 R 8 D 1 I
- State House: 27 R 13 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
Key Elected Officials:
The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
423,788 (67.6%) white;
21,073 (3.4%) black;
24,741 (3.9%) Asian;
96,505 (15.4%) American Indian;
3,181 (0.5%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
30,454 (4.9%) two-plus races;
1,338 (0.2%) other;
25,852 (4.1%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
12.5% German,
8.1% Irish,
7.2% English,
4.3% USA,
3.2% Norwegian
- State Natives: 38.1% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 2.7% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 82.6% English;
3.9% Asian;
3.9% Spanish
- Education:
88.3% high school graduates;
24.7% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
71,552 (16.4%);
WWII: (7.9%);
Korea: (6.9%);
Vietnam: (41.2%);
First Gulf War: (18.4%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
4.9% agriculture;
7.3% construction;
4.6% finance;
2.7% information;
12.2% manufacturing;
29.3% professional;
10.7% public administration;
14.2% trade;
14.2% other
- Work Force: 22.4% blue collar; 60.5% white collar; 17.1% gray collar
- Work Sector: 64.9% private; 26.8% government; 8.0% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 8.6% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$51,571
- 9.4% are below the poverty line
- 10.6% less than $15,000
- 21.6% $15-35,000
- 16.0% $35-50,000
- 35.7% $50-100,000
- 11.4% $100-150,000
- 4.6% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $137,400
- 12.1% less than $50,000
- 17.7% $50-100,000
- 51.4% $100-200,000
- 13.7% $200-300,000
- 4.0% $300-500,000
- 1.2% more than $500,000
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