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People QuickFacts |
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area |
Alaska |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
6,096 | 670,053 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-8.8% | 6.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
6,684 | 626,932 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.8% | 7.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.9% | 27.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.2% | 6.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
47.7% | 48.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.9% | 70.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 3.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
16.8% | 15.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.3% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
8.6% | 4.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.9% | 5.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
69.7% | 66.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.9% | 46.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.8% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.8% | 14.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.8% | 88.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.3% | 24.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
930 | 83,220 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
12.7 | 19.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
3,418 | 276,571 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.4% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
16.0% | 27.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$156,100 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,587 | 221,600 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$46,189 | $52,141 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,494 | $22,660 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.7% | 10.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area |
Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
266 | 19,8081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
1,515 | 231,0881 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-8.0% | 12.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
1,218 | 50,928 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,393 | 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 |
16.0% | 8.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 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 |
13.1% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 3,832,024 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,344 | 3,616,674 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
53,418 | 7,437,071 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,275 | $11,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,469 | 1,393,225 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
16 | 2,7391 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
59,218 | 8,445,3891 |
