Personal blog about states
Population in households in Alaska
Total Population: | 683,879 |
Male Population: | 349,575 |
Under 5 years: | 27,734 |
5 to 9 years: | 25,942 |
10 to 14 years: | 26,013 |
There are now 42 million people who identify as Black or African American living in America, making up 12% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Black population in alaska is 22,857 – at 3.1% of the total population of alaska .
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The federal and state agencies in Alaska do not offer free land . The State of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources however does have a Public Land Sale program and some other organizations in Alaska may occasionally offer land for sale to private citizens.
Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in Alaska Than Elsewhere
Rank | Job | Local Popularity Index |
---|---|---|
1 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 45.6 |
2 | Geological and petroleum technicians | 30.5 |
3 | Airline pilots , copilots, and flight engineers | 29.3 |
4 | Material moving workers | 20.2 |
The 10 States with the largest Black population are Florida, Texas, New York, Georgia, California, North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio. Combined, these 10 States represent 58% of the total Black population .
Alaska runs a program called the Alaska Permanent Fund, which, per the state website, allots an equal amount of the state’s oil royalties to every resident through an annual dividend. In 2018, that dividend came out to $1,600 per person.
One-fifth the size of the Lower 48, Alaska is bigger than Texas , California, and Montana combined! Alaska is also far-flung: 3.1 times wider (east to west) and 1.9 times taller (north to south) than Texas .
Alaska has adequate numbers of qualified people to fill most jobs . A Caution: Exercise caution when you see books or ads that guarantee “big money jobs” in Alaska . Many simply offer names of companies and require you to find your own job .
Crime in the U.S. state of Alaska is exceptionally high and is present in various forms. Crime rates in Alaska are among the highest in the U.S.
Alaska is cold , very cold . Alaska has the coldest winters, the coldest summers, the longest winter, the most freezing degree days, and on and on. Temperatures in the -30°s and -40°s are a near daily occurrence from November through March in the interior portion of the state. There is a very simple reason for this.
Anchorage is a good place to live if you like winter. Livability.com rated Alaska’s largest city as America’s best to live in during the winter. The same website rated Anchorage 91st overall for livability among U.S. towns. Of course, another list by the website Areavibes rated Anchorage as ninth worst.
Anchorage
With its snowy mountains, cold temperatures, dense forests and vast tundras, Alaska’s terrain tends to attract a rather hardy, adventure-seeking crowd. Of course, those residents will also be the first to tell you that their state’s unique beauty and abundant wildlife make the cold winters well worth it.