| | People QuickFacts | Wasilla | Alaska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 8,092 | 722,718 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,831 | 710,231 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 3.3% | 1.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 7,831 | 710,231 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.9% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.4% | 26.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.3% | 7.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 48.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 83.4% | 66.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 3.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.2% | 14.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.1% | 5.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 1.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.3% | 5.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 81.3% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 78.9% | 78.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.2% | 7.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.1% | 16.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.8% | 90.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 30.7 | 18.1 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 56.2% | 64.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 39.2% | 24.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $208,800 | $229,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 2,967 | 248,248 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $28,449 | $30,726 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $52,014 | $66,521 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.9% | 9.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Wasilla | Alaska |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,653 | 68,728 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 8,204,030 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 70,389 | 4,563,605 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 638,596 | 9,303,387 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $65,598 | $13,635 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 59,283 | 1,851,293 |