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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Alaska

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	626,932	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	324,112	51.7
Female	302,820	48.3

Under 5 years	47,591	7.6
5 to 9 years	53,771	8.6
10 to 14 years	56,661	9.0
15 to 19 years	50,094	8.0
20 to 24 years	39,892	6.4
25 to 34 years	89,473	14.3
35 to 44 years	114,049	18.2
45 to 54 years	94,952	15.1
55 to 59 years	27,423	4.4
60 to 64 years	17,327	2.8
65 to 74 years	22,507	3.6
75 to 84 years	10,558	1.7
85 years and over	2,634	0.4

Median age (years)	32.4	(X)

18 years and over	436,215	69.6
Male	226,111	36.1
Female	210,104	33.5
21 years and over	410,474	65.5
62 years and over	45,300	7.2
65 years and over	35,699	5.7
Male	16,724	2.7
Female	18,975	3.0

RACE
One race	592,786	94.6
White	434,534	69.3
Black or African American	21,787	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	98,043	15.6
Asian	25,116	4.0
Asian Indian	723	0.1
Chinese	1,464	0.2
Filipino	12,712	2.0
Japanese	1,414	0.2
Korean	4,573	0.7
Vietnamese	814	0.1
Other Asian ¹	3,416	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,309	0.5
Native Hawaiian	695	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	227	0.0
Samoan	1,670	0.3
Other Pacific Islander ²	717	0.1
Some other race	9,997	1.6
Two or more races	34,146	5.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	463,999	74.0
Black or African American	27,147	4.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	119,241	19.0
Asian	32,686	5.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5,515	0.9
Some other race	15,151	2.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	626,932	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	25,852	4.1
Mexican	13,334	2.1
Puerto Rican	2,649	0.4
Cuban	553	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,316	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	601,080	95.9
White alone	423,788	67.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	626,932	100.0
In households	607,583	96.9
Householder	221,600	35.3
Spouse	116,318	18.6
Child	206,127	32.9
Own child under 18 years	174,113	27.8
Other relatives	24,481	3.9
Under 18 years	10,808	1.7
Nonrelatives	39,057	6.2
Unmarried partner	16,568	2.6
In group quarters	19,349	3.1
Institutionalized population	4,824	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	14,525	2.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	221,600	100.0
Family households (families)	152,337	68.7
With own children under 18 years	88,484	39.9
Married-couple family	116,318	52.5
With own children under 18 years	63,245	28.5
Female householder, no husband present	23,937	10.8
With own children under 18 years	17,243	7.8
Nonfamily households	69,263	31.3
Householder living alone	52,060	23.5
Householder 65 years and over	8,985	4.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	95,129	42.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	26,349	11.9

Average household size	2.74	(X)
Average family size	3.28	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	260,978	100.0
Occupied housing units	221,600	84.9
Vacant housing units	39,378	15.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	21,474	8.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	221,600	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	138,509	62.5
Renter-occupied housing units	83,091	37.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.89	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.49	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.