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None of the households in Chena Ridge, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.9% of the residents in Chena Ridge, AK are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Chena Ridge, AK was $395,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.
Most people in Chena Ridge, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Chena Ridge, AK was 2 cars per household.
Chena Ridge, AK is home to a population of 5.88k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.
As of 2024, 2.72% of Chena Ridge, AK residents were born outside of the country (160 people).
In 2024, there were 8.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.37k people) in Chena Ridge, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 497 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 437 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 97.9% of Chena Ridge, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chena Ridge, AK was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chena Ridge, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 8.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.37k people) in Chena Ridge, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 497 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 437 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
5.9% of the people in Chena Ridge, AK are hispanic (347 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chena Ridge, AK as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 20,816 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,557 and Mexico with 3,217.
As of 2024, 2.72% of Chena Ridge, AK residents (160 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chena Ridge, AK was 3.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chena Ridge, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Chena Ridge, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chena Ridge, AK.
91% of the population of Chena Ridge, AK has health coverage, with 57.4% on employee plans, 9.01% on Medicaid, 7.87% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 5.76% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Alaska see 1,033 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,033 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 954 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 131 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chena Ridge, AK declined by 14.5% from 10.5% to 8.97%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chena Ridge, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Chena Ridge, AK employs 2.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chena Ridge, AK were Public Administration (583 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (542 people), and Construction (306 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($140,495), Construction ($103,389), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,759).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chena Ridge, AK declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 2.87k employees to 2.68k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chena Ridge, AK, are Management Occupations (450 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (329 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chena Ridge, AK.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chena Ridge, AK declined at a rate of −6.56%, from 2.87k employees to 2.68k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chena Ridge, AK, are Public Administration (583 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (542 people), and Construction (306 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chena Ridge, AK, though some of these residents may live in Chena Ridge, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($172,801), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($141,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,143).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($104,147), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,198), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,080).
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).
Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Chena Ridge, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Chena Ridge, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Chena Ridge, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.
The median property value in Chena Ridge, AK was $395,500 in 2024, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $411,600 to $395,500, a 3.91% decrease. The homeownership rate in Chena Ridge, AK is 75.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Chena Ridge, AK have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chena Ridge, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chena Ridge, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chena Ridge, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 75.7% of the housing units in Chena Ridge, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chena Ridge, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 2.33k households in Chena Ridge, AK declined from $133,775 from the previous year's value of $140,722.
The following chart displays the households in Chena Ridge, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Chena Ridge, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.05%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Chena Ridge, AK have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Chena Ridge, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Chena Ridge, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Chena Ridge, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chena Ridge, AK have 2 cars.
2.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chena Ridge, AK (164 out of 5.86k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chena Ridge, AK is White, followed by Black and Other.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.