Kobuk, AK
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None of the households in Kobuk, 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.
Most people in Kobuk, AK walked to work, and the average commute time was 9.84 minutes. The average car ownership in Kobuk, AK was 0 cars per household.
In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Kobuk, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 20,850 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,574 and Mexico with 3,318.
The economy of Kobuk, AK employs 35 people. The largest industries in Kobuk, AK are , and the highest paying industries are Total ($24,375) and Public Administration ($23,750).
Males in Alaska have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,037. The income inequality in Alaska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kobuk, AK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (7 people), and Management Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kobuk, 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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kobuk, AK, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kobuk, AK, though some of these residents may live in Kobuk, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.
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.
Kobuk, 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.
Kobuk, 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 Kobuk, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in Kobuk, AK have an average commute time of 9.84 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Kobuk, AK is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.
The following map shows all of the places in Kobuk, AK colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
The following chart displays the households in Kobuk, 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 $20k - $25k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.308% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023, 61.3% of workers in Kobuk, AK walked to work, followed by those who used a motorcycle to get to work (16.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (12.9%).
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 Kobuk, AK have a shorter commute time (9.84 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kobuk, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Kobuk, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Kobuk, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kobuk, AK have 0 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kobuk, AK (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kobuk, AK is Native American, followed by Two Or More and White.
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.
N/A% of the population of Kobuk, AK has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK see 1274 patients per year on average, which represents a 17% increase from the previous year (1089 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3780 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 98 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK see an average of 1,274 patients per year. This represents a 17% increase from the previous year (1,089 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kobuk, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
