Alaska, USA

Basic Information

Full Name: State of Alaska
Capital: Juneau
Joined Union: January 3, 1959 (65 years ago)

Population

Population: 732,673 people
Population Growth: +1.5% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 1.101 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 5,641 people/yr
Annual Births: 9,280 people/yr

Demographics

Race: White: 64.6%, American Indian/Alaska Native: 14.9%, Two or More Races: 8.2%
Hispanic Origin: 7%
US Citizens: 96.7%

Educational Attainment

College Degree and Above: 38.1% (0.938 × national average)
High School Diploma: 28% (1.04 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 7.2% (0.596 × national average)

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 665,400 mi²
Land Area: 570,600 mi²
Water Area: 94,740 mi²
Farmland Area: 882,000 acres
Mean Elevation: 1,903 ft
Highest Point: Denali (Mount McKinley), 20,335 ft
Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean, 0 ft (2002)

Housing

Housing Units: 311,201 (2011)
Housing Units Change: +21,271 (2000-07)
Housing Units Change Rate: +1.2% per year (2000-07)
Households: 252,920 (2011)
People per Household: 2.861 people (2010)

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses: 68,728 (2007)
Nonemployer Businesses: 53,284 (2010)
Private Non-Farm Businesses: 19,985 (2010)

Income Statistics

Median Household Income: $77,640.00 per year (1.24 × national average)
Per Capita Income: $36,787 per year per person (1.08 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 10.7% (0.797 × national average)

Crime Statistics

Total Rate of Crime: 3,778 crimes/100,000 people/yr (2020 estimate)
Total Number of Crimes: 27,637 crimes per year (2020 estimate)

Voting and Registration Rates

Total Voting Rate: 62.4%
Total Registration Rate: 72.6%

Public School Finance Information

Total Expenditures: $2.396 billion ($18,401 per student) (2020)
Total Revenue: $2.159 billion ($16,576 per student) (2009)
Total Debt: $1.438 billion ($11,045 per student) (2020)
Total Cash and Securities: $0 ($0 per student) (2020)

State Symbols

State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
State Flower: Wild Native Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)
State Tree: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
State Motto: North to the Future