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The West > Alaska > People

ALASKAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 55.5 [46th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 38% [48th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 414.9 [2nd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 59.3 [40th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 33.9 [1st of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 86.7 [40th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 1,998
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 32% [13th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 68% [16th of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Alaskan
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 5,000 [42nd of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.753 per 100 people [32nd of 43]
Median Age 33.4 [49th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 64.4 % [14th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 16.2 % [1st of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 48.7% [2nd of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 18.6% [23rd of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 20% [42nd of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 10.8% [31st of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 50.8 % [20th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 24.8 % [6th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 12.9 % [51st of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 39 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 14.2 % [12th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 8.7 % [7th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 47.7 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 6.2 % [51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 0.5 % [51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 12.9 % [1st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 4.4 % [10th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 3.4 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 6.1 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.5 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 1.8 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 8.1 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 7.7 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 69 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 67.1 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 17.2 % [12th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.7 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 4.5 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 12.7 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 4.3 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 3 % [34th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 5.8% [51st of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 42.3 % [48th of 51]
Percent of total population 0.22% [48th of 56]
Population 663,661 [48th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 36,730 [44th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 5.9% [18th of 52]
Population density 1.1 [50th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 0.42 humans/km² [51st of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 1.1 humans/sq. mi [51st of 51]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Baptist
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 3 [25th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 43,885 [50th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 7 [44th of 48]
Sex Ratio 103.2 [1st of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 22,649 [44th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 49,569 [30th of 51]
Total Black Population 19,739 [42nd of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 2.974 per 100 people [37th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 38,450 [42nd of 51]
Total Native Americans 67,194 [7th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 44,863 [29th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.2% [41st of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 47,000 [41st of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.708 per 10 people [23rd of 41]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 52 [37th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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