Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County, Alaska
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Alaska Division of Public Health: Alaska Office Building, Juneau
Population:
- Total Population: 6,146
- Males: 3,369
- Females: 2,777
Ethnicity:
- White: 3,196
- Black/African American: 16
- Hispanic: 115
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,385
- Asian: 17
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 4
- Other: 9
- 2 or more: 404
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (5,430)
- Tsimshian (55)
- Haida (45)
- Tlingit (40)
- Spanish (35)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 108
- Canada (56)
- Philippines (13)
- Mexico (9)
- Honduras (6)
- United Kingdom (5)
- Germany (5)
- Ukraine (3)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (577)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (154)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (151)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (94)
- Assemblies of God (93)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 1,330
- Sensory: 392
- Physical: 395
- Mental: 154
- Self-care: 60
- Go outside home: 126
- Employment: 288
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 103
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 2,262
- Utility gas: 16
- Bottled or LP gas: 173
- Electricity: 109
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 1,420
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 512
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 23
- No fuel used: 9
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 3,585
- No vehicle: 548
- 1 or more vehicle: 3,037
Education Attainment:
- No School: 2
- No High School: 85
- Some High School: 518
- High School: 1,561
- Some College: 932
- Associate's Degree: 161
- College Degree: 372
- Master's Degree: 118
- Professional Degree: 37
- Doctoral Degree: 11
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 2,262
- Owners with phone: 1,457
- Owners without phone: 128
- Renters with phone: 613
- Renters without phone: 64
10 closest counties:
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
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- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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