Public Information on the State of Alaska

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Monday, April/08/2024

Race

In 2009 the state of Alaska had 698,473 residents, or .2 percent of the total population of the United States. Of this population, 70.6 percent were Caucasian, 4.3 percent were black, 15.3 percent were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 4.5 percent were Asian, 6.1 were Hispanic and .7 percent were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Compared to the race distribution in the United States, the largest difference is in American Indian population, which is 1 percent nationally compared to Alaska's 15.3 percent.

The number of households in Alaska, according to a 2000 study, were 221,600, or .2 percent of the United States total number of households. Of this number, there were 2.74 people per household in Alaska compared to the United States 2.59 per household, with a median income of $67,332 per home compared to the national average of $52,029 per home. The value of an Alaskan home, which was $144,200 in 2000, was also larger than the national average, which was $119,600.

In 2000, the number of persons per square mile was 1.1 compared to the national person per square mile of 79.6. However, the state of Alaska occupies 571,951.26 square miles, which is 16.1 percent of the United States' total number of square miles.

In 2008, Alaska's female population totaled 47.9 percent of the population compared to the national percentage of 50.7. In Alaska, 26.2 percent of the state's population was under 18 years of age as of 2008, compared to the national average of 24.3. A larger percentage was also under age 5 (7.6 percent) compared to the national report of 6.9 percent. However, Alaskan residents over 65 years of age make up a lower percentage of the population (7.3 percent) when compared to the national percentage of 12.8 percent.

As of 2000, the percentage of people in Alaska that spoke a language at home other than English was 14.3 percent, which was lower than the national average of 17.9 percent.

In Alaska, as of the year 2000, 88.3 percent of residents were high school graduates, which was higher than the national average of 80.4 percent. Alaskan residents with a bachelor's degree or higher were evenly matched with the national average, which equaled 24.7 and 24.4 percent, respectively.