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As of 2010-2014, the total population of Denali County is 2,048, which is 8.19% more than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.17% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. The Denali County population density is 0.16 people per square mile, which is much lower than the state average density of 1.09 people per square mile and is much lower than the national average density of 82.73 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Denali County is white, which represent 86.91% of the total population. The average Denali County education level is about the same as the state average and is higher than the national average.

Topics:Population Growth Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010-2014: 2,048. #25

Population Growth Since 2000, #10

Denali County	8.19%
Alaska	16.17%
U.S.	11.61%

Population Density, #25

Denali County	0.16 per square mile
Alaska	1.09 per square mile
U.S.	82.73 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	1,780 (86.91%, #1)
Black:	39 (1.90%, #7)
Hispanic:	49 (2.39%, #20)
Asian:	96 (4.69%, #10)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	69 (3.37%, #28)
One Race, Other:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	64 (3.13%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Chinese:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Filipino:	65 (67.71%, see rank)
Japanese:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Korean:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	0 (0.00%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	31 (32.29%, see rank)

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

1,831 (89.40%) out of the total population of 2,048 reported first ancestry.

	Denali County	% of the Total Population	Alaska	U.S.
Arab	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.56%
Czech	1	0.05%, see rank	0.53%	0.47%
Danish	33	1.61%, see rank	0.83%	0.42%
Dutch	49	2.39%, see rank	1.76%	1.40%
English	156	7.62%, see rank	8.32%	8.02%
French	41	2.00%, see rank	3.71%	3.34%
German	280	13.67%, see rank	17.06%	15.03%
Greek	2	0.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.41%
Hungarian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.46%
Irish	266	12.99%, see rank	10.58%	10.80%
Italian	89	4.35%, see rank	2.98%	5.52%
Norwegian	73	3.56%, see rank	3.85%	1.42%
Polish	41	2.00%, see rank	1.99%	3.01%
Portuguese	5	0.24%, see rank	0.32%	0.44%
Russian	2	0.10%, see rank	1.39%	0.92%
Scotch-Irish	48	2.34%, see rank	1.18%	0.99%
Scottish	21	1.03%, see rank	2.73%	1.72%
Subsaharan African	2	0.10%, see rank	0.45%	0.95%
Swedish	15	0.73%, see rank	2.38%	1.27%
Swiss	24	1.17%, see rank	0.54%	0.30%
Ukrainian	7	0.34%, see rank	0.35%	0.31%
American	29	1.42%, see rank	4.40%	7.12%
Welsh	34	1.66%, see rank	0.84%	0.57%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical first ancestry data.

Population by Gender

Male: 1,061 (51.81%, see rank)

Females: 987 (48.19%, see rank)

Denali County	Male: 51.81% Female: 48.19%
Alaska	Male: 52.19% Female: 47.81%
U.S.	Male: 49.19% Female: 50.81%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Denali County	39.10 years old
Alaska	33.40 years old
U.S.	37.40 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Denali County	39.60 years old
Alaska	33.10 years old
U.S.	36.10 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Denali County	37.70 years old
Alaska	33.80 years old
U.S.	38.80 years old

	Denali County	% of the Total Population	Alaska	U.S.
Under 5 years	158	7.71%, see rank	7.48%	6.36%
5 to 9 years	121	5.91%, see rank	7.03%	6.51%
10 to 14 years	84	4.10%, see rank	7.06%	6.59%
15 to 19 years	102	4.98%, see rank	6.99%	6.85%
20 to 24 years	171	8.35%, see rank	8.23%	7.13%
25 to 34 years	293	14.31%, see rank	15.25%	13.47%
35 to 44 years	290	14.16%, see rank	12.68%	12.96%
45 to 54 years	435	21.24%, see rank	14.24%	14.09%
55 to 64 years	282	13.77%, see rank	12.50%	12.29%
65 to 74 years	98	4.79%, see rank	5.62%	7.64%
75 to 84	14	0.68%, see rank	2.21%	4.25%
85 years and over	0	0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.85%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	Denali County	Alaska	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	1,412, 100%	460,319	209,056,129
Less Than High School	129, 9.14%, see rank	8.19%	13.67%
High School Graduate	368, 26.06%, see rank	27.51%	27.95%
Some College or Associate Degree	499, 35.34%, see rank	36.62%	29.09%
Bachelor Degree	308, 21.81%, see rank	17.87%	18.27%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	108, 7.65%, see rank	9.81%	11.01%
USA.com Education Index^#	13.75, see rank	13.81	13.54

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical education level data.

School Enrollment

	Denali County			Alaska		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	39	66.67%	33.33%	76.26%	23.74%	71.30%	28.70%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	174	89.08%, see rank	10.92%, see rank	91.81%	8.19%	89.86%	10.14%
High School (Grades 9-12)	60	100.00%, see rank	0.00%, see rank	91.68%	8.32%	90.60%	9.40%
College	31	80.65%, see rank	19.35%, see rank	83.76%	16.24%	78.37%	21.63%
Graduate School	40	80.00%, see rank	20.00%, see rank	77.74%	22.26%	58.86%	41.14%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical school enrollment data.

Household and Family

	Denali County	Alaska	U.S.
Total Households	722, 100%	251,678	116,211,092
Average Household Size	2.24, see rank	2.79	2.63
1 Person Households	263, 36.43%, see rank	25.48%	27.57%
2 or More Person Households	459, 63.57%, see rank	74.52%	72.43%
Family Households (Families)	405, 56.09%, see rank	66.97%	66.22%
Average Family Size	3.08, see rank	3.49	3.32
Married-Couple Family	355, 49.17%, see rank	50.02%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	317, 43.91%, see rank	33.03%	33.78%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	Denali County	%	Alaska	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	1,685	see rank	571,190	252,974,135
Males, 15 Years and Over	872	100%, see rank	299,493	123,281,364
Never Married	329	37.73%, see rank	37.52%	35.77%
Married	439	50.34%, see rank	49.55%	52.04%
Widowed	4	0.46%, see rank	1.85%	2.57%
Divorced	100	11.47%, see rank	11.08%	9.62%
Females, 15 Years and Over	813	100%, see rank	271,697	129,692,771
Never Married	331	40.71%, see rank	29.02%	29.48%
Married	372	45.76%, see rank	51.93%	49.19%
Widowed	12	1.48%, see rank	5.97%	9.16%
Divorced	98	12.05%, see rank	13.07%	12.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical marital status data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	Denali County	%	Alaska	U.S.
Native	1,859	90.77%, see rank	92.90%	86.93%
Born in the State of Residence	468	22.85%, see rank	40.62%	58.73%
Born in Different State	1,373	67.04%, see rank	50.10%	26.78%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	18	0.88%, see rank	2.18%	1.42%
Foreign Born	189	9.23%, see rank	7.10%	13.07%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	47	2.29%, see rank	3.83%	5.99%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	142	6.93%, see rank	3.26%	7.09%
Born In Europe	72	3.52%, see rank	1.18%	1.53%
Born In Asia	94	4.59%, see rank	3.85%	3.82%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.55%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	14	0.68%, see rank	1.23%	6.83%
Born In Northern America	9	0.44%, see rank	0.34%	0.26%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical place of birth and citizenship data.

Language Spoken at Home

	Denali County	%	Alaska	U.S.
English	646	89.47%, see rank	81.36%	79.39%
Spanish	27	3.74%, see rank	4.56%	11.75%
Other Indo-European Languages	31	4.29%, see rank	3.38%	4.52%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	13	1.80%, see rank	4.97%	3.36%
Other	5	0.69%, see rank	5.73%	0.99%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical language spoken at home data.