Angoon, AK

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Angoon, Alaska

Angoon, Alaska, in Skagway Hoonah Angoon county, is 594 miles SE of Anchorage, Alaska. There are 572 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Angoon

In Angoon, about 49% of adults are married. The faces of Angoon are those of its large families.

Males are more numerous in the city than in most cities.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Angoon had a median family income of $31,429.

Angoon Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Angoon that were owner-occupied was 63%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use. Angoon housing had been constructed more recently than most cities of its size. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in the city. Cheap apartment rents is one thing Angoon has going for it. Compared to most cities in the state, the city has reasonable real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Angoon, 59% of commuters drive to work. One of the nice things about Angoon is its reasonable commuting times.

High Points

Angoon strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alaska):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 2%
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 7%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Angoon, AK

Comparing Angoon to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alaska (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	594 miles SE of Anchorage, Alaska
County	Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon
P.O. Box Zip Codes	99820
Phone Area Codes	907
Time Zone	Alaska (-9 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	57.68
Longitude	-134.379

Station	ANNEX CREEK
Distance	45.2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 28 F
Apr Temp	33 to 47 F
Jul Temp	47 to 61 F
Oct Temp	37 to 46 F
Annual Precip	116.2 inches

Station	JUNEAU INTL AP
Distance	46.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 48 F
Jul Temp	49 to 64 F
Oct Temp	38 to 47 F
Annual Precip	58.3 inches

Station	AUKE BAY
Distance	49.6 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 31 F
Apr Temp	34 to 50 F
Jul Temp	50 to 66 F
Oct Temp	38 to 47 F
Annual Precip	64 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	572	100%
Male	300	52.4%
Female	272	47.6%
Under 18	199	34.8%
18+	373	65.2%
65+	37	6.5%
Median Age	32.2
Average Family Size	3.64
White	65	11.4%
African-American	3	0.5%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	469	82%
Other	8	1.4%
Mixed Race	26	4.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	31	5.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$31,429
Population In Poverty	160	27.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	481
Growth	-91
Growth %	-15.89%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	93.4%
English	1.6%
German	1.6%
Irish	1%
Scottish	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%

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