Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Demographics

Northwest Arctic Borough is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Northwest Arctic Borough is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Northwest Arctic Borough is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Northwest Arctic Borough is 8th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Northwest Arctic Borough is 8th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Northwest Arctic Borough is 2nd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Northwest Arctic Borough is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in People per household

Northwest Arctic Borough is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Northwest Arctic Borough is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Northwest Arctic Borough is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Size in square miles

Northwest Arctic Borough is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Income below poverty line

Northwest Arctic Borough is 11th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Northwest Arctic Borough is 13th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Current population (2012)

Northwest Arctic Borough is 15th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Housing units

Northwest Arctic Borough is 15th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	7,810	13th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	35,572.6	4th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.2	24th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	12.6%	2nd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	36.2%	3rd	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.5%	24th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.5%	26th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.2%	26th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	12.1%	28th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	19th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	80.2%	3rd	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	25th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	20th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	6.1%	18th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	28th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	28th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	46.3%	20th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.9%	21st	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	2,730	15th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.4%	11th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	1,797	16th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.4%	22nd	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,100	26th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	3.9	3rd	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	17th	994	829,658

Income Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$21,751	24th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$59,893	16th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.6%	8th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Northwest Arctic Borough	Rank	Alaska	US
Non-farm private establishments	73	22nd	20,119	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,713	15th	254,996	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	189	24th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$41,576	18th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,599	23rd	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	28th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732