Northwest Arctic County Information
Northwest Arctic in
Alaska occupies
40,762 square miles and has a 2006 population of
7,511, a change from a 2000 population of
7,208 and
6,106 in 1990.
19.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.8% percent is 25-35, and
13% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
22 acts of violent crime reported in
Northwest Arctic in 2004, a change from
159 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
338 people:
11.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
8.8%.
Read more about
Northwest Arctic, Alaska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Northwest Arctic | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Land Area | 40,762 sq. miles | Ranked 4 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 7,511 | Ranked 2,638 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 7,435 | |
| Population 2000 | 7,208 | Ranked 2,667 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 6,106 | Ranked 2,743 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 13.1% | |
| African American | .1% | |
| Asian American | 1% | |
| Native American | 83.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 12.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 20.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 19.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 11.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 6.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 3.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 2.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 22 | 159 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 3 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 17 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 135 | 181 |
| Burglaries | 26 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 92 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 17 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 2,967 | 2,939 |
| Unemployed Population | 338 | 259 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.4% | 8.8% |
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