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North Slope Borough is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 88,817.1 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 0.1 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 114.0%. On the 2000
census form, 93.4% of the population reported
only one race, with 0.7% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this borough
is 2.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 3.45 persons compared to an
average family size of 4.05 persons.
In 2005 mining was the largest of 20 major
sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$82,374. Per capita income grew by 11.5% 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) |
6,924 |
Covered Employment |
9,041 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
15.7% |
Average wage per job |
$69,491 |
| Households (2000) |
2,109 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
D |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
3,645 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
9.6 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$39,350 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$57,897 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
11.6 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
77.4 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
17.0 |
Average wage per job |
D |
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