Aleutians West Demographics: QuickFacts

DESCRIPTION ALEUTIANS WEST ALASKA Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  15,541  1,393,225 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  F  8.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  21.6%  15.3% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  27.5%  4.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  F  3.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  11.0%  24.7% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  3.9%  4.3% Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  F  1.5% Building permits, 2008  2  9011 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  79,389  9,378,2971 Female persons, percent, 2008  35.0%  47.9% FIPS Code  016  02 Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  21.5%  5.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  78.5%  88.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  F  2.0% Homeownership rate, 2000  27.8%  62.5% Households, 2000  1,270  221,600 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  36.5%  27.0% Housing units, 2007  2,342  282,234 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  4,396.77  571,951.26 Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  39.1%  14.3% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  38.3%  46.2% Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  301,391  3,832,024 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  11.3  19.6 Median household income, 2007  $61,536  $62,854 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $93,400  $144,200 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  F  0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  0.7%  0.7% Nonemployer establishments, 2006  285  50,670 Per capita money income, 1999  $24,037  $22,660 Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  3.8%  7.3% Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  10.2%  9.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  13.2%  6.1% Persons per household, 2000  2.52  2.74 Persons per square mile, 2000  1.2  1.1 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  3.3%  4.6% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  12.3%  26.2% Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  3.3%  7.6% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  893  83,220 Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  5,465  626,931 Population, 2008 estimate  4,529  686,293 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  -17.1%  9.5% Private nonfarm employment, 2006  4,386  241,6211 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  6.7%  17.9%1 Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  123  19,8921 Retail sales per capita, 2002  $8,868  $11,605 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  45,584  7,437,071 Total number of firms, 2002  395  62,145 White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  30.6%  65.7% White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  43.0%  70.6% Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  39,926  3,616,674 Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  34.2%  26.2% Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.