Brief State Demographic Profiles: Alaska

Alaska

This is the 2nd installment of demographic profiles of each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.  Some of the Census Bureau data are rounded.

State:   Alaska

Population: 710,000

Population growth from 2010 to 2012: 3%

Population under 18 years of age: 26.1%
Population 65 years of age and older: 8.1%

Racial-Ethnic Composition

White, Non-Hispanic: 63.7%

Hispanic: 5.8%
Black: 3.6%
Asian: 5.6%
Native American: 14.9%
Multiracial: 7%

Median Household Income: $69,000
Percentage of population in Poverty: 9.5%

Persons per square mile: 1.2

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Source: The U.S. Census Bureau (2010-2012 data),   www.quickfacts.census.gov