Alaska Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
 

Number

Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over 458,054 100.0
In labor force 326,596 71.3
Civilian labor force
 309,485 67.6
Employed
 281,532 61.5
Unemployed
 27,953 6.1
Percent of civilian labor force
 9.0 (X)
Armed Forces
 17,111 3.7
Not in labor force 131,458 28.7
     
Females 16 years and over 220,694 100.0
In labor force 145,422 65.9
Civilian labor force
 142,890 64.7
Employed
 132,498 60.0
     
Own children under 6 years 54,369 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 32,463 59.7
     
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 290,597 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 193,165 66.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 45,012 15.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5,236 1.8
Walked 21,298 7.3
Other means 13,908 4.8
Worked at home 11,978 4.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.6 (X)
     
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 281,532 100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations 96,839 34.4
Service occupations 43,940 15.6
Sales and office occupations 73,550 26.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4,168 1.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 32,702 11.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 30,333 10.8
     
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 13,774 4.9
Construction 20,534 7.3
Manufacturing 9,220 3.3
Wholesale trade 7,215 2.6
Retail trade 32,638 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 25,043 8.9
Information 7,652 2.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 12,934 4.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 21,322 7.6
Educational, health and social services 61,165 21.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 24,099 8.6
Other services (except public administration) 15,866 5.6
Public administration 30,070 10.7
     
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 182,840 64.9
Government workers 75,330 26.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 22,520 8.0
Unpaid family workers 842 0.3
     
INCOME IN 1999
Households 221,804 100.0
Less than $10,000 12,458 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 10,995 5.0
$15,000 to $24,999 22,917 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 25,025 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 35,519 16.0
$50,000 to $74,999 48,912 22.1
$75,000 to $99,999 30,371 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 25,381 11.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6,078 2.7
$200,000 or more 4,148 1.9
Median household income (dollars) 51,571 (X)
     
With earnings 198,600 89.5
Mean earnings (dollars)
 57,171 (X)
With Social Security income 30,282 13.7
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
 10,273 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 6,854 3.1
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
 6,259 (X)
With public assistance income 19,230 8.7
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
 4,436 (X)
With retirement income 32,555 14.7
Mean retirement income (dollars)
 21,037 (X)
     
Families 153,611 100.0
Less than $10,000 5,664 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 5,097 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 13,452 8.8
$25,000 to $34,999 15,330 10.0
$35,000 to $49,999 23,197 15.1
$50,000 to $74,999 36,299 23.6
$75,000 to $99,999 24,825 16.2
$100,000 to $149,999 21,267 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5,104 3.3
$200,000 or more 3,376 2.2
Median family income (dollars) 59,036 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 22,660 (X)

Median earnings (dollars):

    
Male full-time, year-round workers 41,257 (X)
Female full-time, year-round workers 31,151 (X)
     
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families 10,270 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 6.7
With related children under 18 years 8,812 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 9.3
With related children under 5 years
 4,854 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 13.4
     
Families with female householder, no husband present 4,686 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 20.0
With related children under 18 years 4,407 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 23.7
With related children under 5 years
 2,428 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 35.8
     
Individuals 57,602 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 9.4
18 years and over 35,561 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 8.3
65 years and over
 2,330 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 6.8
Related children under 18 years 20,792 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 11.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
 14,298 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 10.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 20,113 (X)
Percent below poverty level
 (X) 18.3
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53
 
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