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Language Spoken At Home in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 657,548 | 100% |
English only | 550,553 | 83.7% |
Language other than English | 106,995 | 16.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 35,627 | 5.4% |
Spanish | 22,475 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,839 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 15,104 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,073 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 35,752 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,688 | 2.5% |
Other languages | 33,664 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,027 | 1.5% |
Ancestry in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 711,139 | 100% |
American | 27,985 | 3.9% |
Arab | 1,213 | 0.2% |
Czech | 3,947 | 0.6% |
Danish | 6,364 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 14,434 | 2.0% |
English | 64,595 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 22,100 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 6,185 | 0.9% |
German | 135,856 | 19.1% |
Greek | 2,262 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 2,275 | 0.3% |
Irish | 83,720 | 11.8% |
Italian | 24,991 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 919 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 29,104 | 4.1% |
Polish | 15,417 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 2,657 | 0.4% |
Russian | 9,825 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,513 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 21,845 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 1,053 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,633 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 19,075 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 3,611 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 2,399 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 6,689 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,653 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 252,991 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 169,717 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 85,768 | 33.9% |
Married-couple family | 126,230 | 49.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 57,920 | 22.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 14,859 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,765 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 28,628 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,083 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 83,274 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 64,130 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 13,870 | 5.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 94,150 | 37.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 40,273 | 15.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 684,891 | 100% |
Householder | 252,991 | 36.9% |
Spouse | 126,137 | 18.4% |
Child | 218,013 | 31.8% |
Other relatives | 39,962 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 47,788 | 7.0% |
Unmarried partner | 20,552 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 290,052 | 100% |
Never married | 105,333 | 36.3% |
Now married, except separated | 142,001 | 49.0% |
Separated | 5,476 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 4,942 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 32,300 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 266,152 | 100% |
Never married | 74,461 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 134,889 | 50.7% |
Separated | 6,336 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 15,313 | 5.8% |
Divorced | 35,153 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 12,696 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,654 | 36.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,031 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,729 | 44.8% |
Less than 1 year | 2,201 | 14.6% |
1 or 2 years | 1,469 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 843 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 2,216 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,729 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,970 | 59.0% |
Who are married | 4,973 | 73.9% |
School Enrollment in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 193,268 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 9,669 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 9,606 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 81,132 | 42.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 43,235 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 49,626 | 25.7% |
Educational Attainment in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 447,543 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 13,724 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,928 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 121,272 | 27.1% |
Some college, no degree | 130,339 | 29.1% |
Associate's degree | 35,312 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 79,441 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 43,527 | 9.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.5% |
Veteran Status in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 507,107 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 72,090 | 14.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 686,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 76,669 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 186,233 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,333 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 446,229 | 100% |
With a disability | 47,839 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 54,443 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,497 | 41.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 699,735 | 100% |
Same house | 557,607 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 136,847 | 19.6% |
Same county | 82,325 | 11.8% |
Different county | 54,522 | 7.8% |
Same state | 19,103 | 2.7% |
Different state | 35,419 | 5.1% |
Abroad | 5,281 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 711,139 | 100% |
Native | 661,798 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 646,655 | 90.9% |
State of residence | 282,015 | 39.7% |
Different state | 364,640 | 51.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 15,143 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 49,341 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 49,341 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 25,763 | 52.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,578 | 47.8% |
Year of Entry in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 64,484 | 100% |
Native | 15,143 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 198 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,945 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 49,341 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,674 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 47,667 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alaska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 49,332 | 100% |
Europe | 8,123 | 16.5% |
Asia | 27,231 | 55.2% |
Africa | 1,906 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 1,366 | 2.8% |
Latin America | 8,342 | 16.9% |
Northern America | 2,364 | 4.8% |