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Matanuska-Susitna Borough is
one of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
24,681.5 sq. miles in land area and a population
density of 3.1 per square mile. In the last
three decades of the 1900s its population grew
by 811.4%. On the 2000 census form, 95.4% of the
population reported only one race, with 0.7% of
these reporting African-American. The population
of this borough is 2.5% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.84 persons
compared to an average family size of 3.29
persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$25,296. Per capita income grew by 4.3% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
76,006 |
Covered Employment |
17,052 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
91.5% |
Average wage per job |
$31,642 |
| Households (2000) |
20,556 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
1.3% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
34,836 |
Average wage per job |
$35,924 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
7.2 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
3.7% |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$29,376 |
Average wage per job |
$32,567 |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$54,756 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
13.7% |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
10.5 |
Average wage per job |
$29,900 |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
88.1 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.5% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
18.3 |
Average wage per job |
$38,450 |
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