Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
155,621 |
246,230 |
401,851 |
1990 |
206,302 |
343,741 |
550,043 |
2000 |
224,487 |
402,445 |
626,932 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
223,654 |
459,824 |
683,478 |
More information on Alaska population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
33,985 |
39,155 |
37,431 |
2006 |
34,811 |
39,772 |
38,138 |
Percent change |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
43,067 |
51,539 |
48,592 |
2006 |
42,835 |
51,539 |
48,516 |
Percent change |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
|
Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
14.6 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
1989 |
11.6 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
1999 |
11.9 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.0 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
More information on Alaska poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
25.5 |
12.5 |
17.5 |
1990 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
13.4 |
2000 |
15.2 |
9.7 |
11.7 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
37.0 |
40.1 |
38.9 |
1990 |
31.9 |
26.9 |
28.7 |
2000 |
32.1 |
25.5 |
27.9 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
19.4 |
24.5 |
22.6 |
1990 |
30.2 |
37.6 |
34.9 |
2000 |
32.1 |
37.8 |
35.7 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
18.2 |
22.8 |
21.1 |
1990 |
18.9 |
25.5 |
23.0 |
2000 |
20.7 |
27.0 |
24.7 |
More information on Alaska education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
365.04 |
365.04 |
366.05 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.90 |
Percent of total land area |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
Percent of total farmland |
9.1 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
Percent in pasture |
8.1 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
12.6 |
4.7 |
Percent in pasture |
24.0 |
68.6 |
13.8 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.78 |
0.66 |
0.73 |
Percent of total farmland |
84.5 |
74.4 |
81.1 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
1,803 |
1,608 |
1,479 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
44.0 |
45.4 |
51.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
36.9 |
38.1 |
32.2 |
500 to 999 acres |
8.0 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
2,000 or more acres |
7.4 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
68.9 |
59.9 |
59.4 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
20.0 |
26.0 |
23.3 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
More than $500,000 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
|
Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
326 |
332 |
431 |
Percent of total |
63.7 |
60.6 |
70.8 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
127 |
136 |
92 |
Percent of total |
24.8 |
24.8 |
15.1 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
59 |
80 |
86 |
Percent of total |
11.5 |
14.6 |
14.1 |
|
Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
430 |
458 |
497 |
Percent of total |
84.0 |
83.6 |
81.6 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
18 |
21 |
27 |
Percent of total |
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
40 |
43 |
30 |
Percent of total |
7.8 |
7.8 |
4.9 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
12 |
15 |
9 |
Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
12 |
11 |
46 |
Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
51.3 |
53.3 |
55.2 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
53.3 |
55.8 |
60.8 |
Men (persons) |
429 |
453 |
492 |
Women (persons) |
83 |
95 |
117 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
640 |
660 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
24,117 |
26,862 |
+ Final animal output |
8,359 |
6,578 |
+ Services and forestry |
7,841 |
8,301 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
40,316 |
41,741 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
17,800 |
17,946 |
+ Net government transactions |
1,851 |
2,401 |
= Gross value added |
24,368 |
26,196 |
|
- Capital consumption |
6,662 |
6,930 |
|
= Net value added |
17,706 |
19,266 |
|
- Factor payments |
7,063 |
7,856 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
5,792 |
6,443 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-520 |
-508 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,791 |
1,921 |
|
= Net farm income |
10,643 |
11,410 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Greenhouse/nursery |
14,630 |
44.1 |
0.1 |
2. Hay |
4,617 |
13.9 |
0.1 |
3. Potatoes |
2,618 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
4. Cattle and calves |
1,976 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
5. Dairy products |
1,824 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
|
All commodities |
33,185 |
|
0.0 |
|
More information on Alaska's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Other |
48 |
3.2 |
2. Feed grains and products |
43 |
0.2 |
3. Seeds |
50 |
0.1 |
4. Live animals and meat |
50 |
0.1 |
5. Hides and skins |
44 |
0.0 |
|
Overall rank |
50 |
3.7 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Anchorage Municipality |
59.6 |
27.5 |
2. Juneau City and Borough |
23.8 |
11.0 |
3. Fairbanks North Star Borough |
11.5 |
5.3 |
4. Kenai Peninsula Borough |
4.5 |
2.1 |
5. Aleutian Islands |
0.7 |
0.3 |
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State total |
|
46.1 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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