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People QuickFacts |
North Slope Borough |
Alaska |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
6,615 | 686,293 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-10.4% | 9.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
7,385 | 626,931 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
11.4% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
34.6% | 26.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
4.6% | 7.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
46.7% | 47.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
14.3% | 70.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.2% | 4.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
69.9% | 15.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
7.0% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.1% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
6.5% | 4.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
7.8% | 6.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
13.0% | 65.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.6% | 46.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.8% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
49.9% | 14.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.4% | 88.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.0% | 24.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
815 | 83,220 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
7.9 | 19.6 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
2,715 | 283,357 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
48.9% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
25.1% | 27.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$113,300 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,109 | 221,600 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.45 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$68,589 | $62,854 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,540 | $22,660 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.8% | 9.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
North Slope Borough |
Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
118 | 20,1981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
2,048 | 244,6211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
4.6% | 19.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
236 | 53,615 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
286 | 62,145 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 8.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
35.7% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 3,832,024 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
70,463 | 3,616,674 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
41,109 | 7,437,071 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,731 | $11,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
29,097 | 1,393,225 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
7 | 9011 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
73,845 | 9,422,7091 |
