Alaska Profile and Statistics

Alaska Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Alaska had 233861 total households with the average home having 2.8 residents and the average family coming in at 3.34.

Of those homes reported, 35.5% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 24.4% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 7868 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 18110 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Alaska, 57298 people live alone, and of that, 10415 are 65 and over.

There were 91608 (39.2%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 31661 (13.5%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Alaska

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 654219, 35.7 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.2 are spouses. There are 212612 children, and 42741 comprise “other relatives.” 46184 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 17577 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Alaska Census Marital Status data

In Alaska, there are 274647 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 101933 have never married; 134405 are currently still married, but have separated. 4295 are legally separated, 29657 are divorced and 4357 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (253210), 27.2% never married, 52% are married but separated while 2.2% are legally still separated. 12.8% are divorced and 5.7% are widowed.

Alaska Fertility Rates and AK Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Alaska (AK): In the 2007 report, 10977 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Alaska (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 3558 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 41 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 62 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 27 babies, while there were 123 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 22.

Alaska Grandparents Statistics

There are 14998 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 6275 (41.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 59.5% are the grandmothers and 74.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1822 have done it for less than a year; 1385 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 781 handling things 3 or 4 years and 2287 doing the job 5 or more years.

Alaska School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (AK)

In Alaska, 188536 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 10834 (5.7%) are in nursery or preschool; 10016 (5.3%) are in kindergarten, while 77474 (41.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 45545 (24.2%) are slogging through High School, while 44667 (23.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.6% (123646); 16.5% (68890) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (418136), 15763 (3.8%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 25204 (6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 123646 (29.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 110666 (26.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 33255 (8%) reached an Associate’s degree; 68890 (16.5%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 40712 (9.7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Alaska is 479046. Of that, 74267 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 606222 (100%) – of that, 90855 (15%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (110444), 6475 (5.9%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (451652), 63081 (14%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (44126), 21299 (48.3%) have a disability.

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