General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0201200, place: Alakanuk city, Alaska)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 389 (100%)
In labor force: 177 (45.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 177 (45.5%)
----Employed: 139 (35.73%)
----Unemployed: 38 (9.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 21.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 212 (54.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 201 (51.67%)
In labor force: 99 (25.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 99 (25.45%)
----Employed: 89 (22.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 88 (22.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 51 (13.11%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 137 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4 (2.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3 (2.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 39 (28.47%)
Other means: 89 (64.96%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 5.9 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 139 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 49 (35.25%)
Service occupations: 42 (30.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 32 (23.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 13 (9.35%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3 (2.16%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 5 (3.6%)
Manufacturing: 0 (0%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 10 (7.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (11.51%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (1.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (46.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2 (1.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (8.63%)
Public administration: 28 (20.14%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 36 (25.9%)
Government workers: 101 (72.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2 (1.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 144 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (15.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (11.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (18.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (20.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 27 (18.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (9.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (6.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,346
With earnings: 111 (77.08%)
--Mean earnings: $26,829
With Social Security income: 15 (10.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,907
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (18.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,119
With public assistance income: 30 (20.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,176
With retirement income: 15 (10.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,093
Families: 126 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (12.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (9.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (23.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (19.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 27 (21.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 12 (9.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (4.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,500
Per capita income: $6,884
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,792
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,500
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 41 (32.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (27.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (18.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (9.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (9.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (5.56%)
Individuals: 224 (177.78%)
--18 years and over: 121 (96.03%)
----65 years and over: 16 (12.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 100 (79.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 70 (55.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (15.87%)
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