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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of North Pole is $31,778, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. North Pole median household income is $67,721, which has grown by 51.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average North Pole residents spend 19.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #73

North Pole, AK	31,778 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	36,523 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	52,722 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	26,495 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #66

North Pole, AK	67,721 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	79,409 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #84

North Pole, AK	51.90%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	North Pole, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	44.44%	$11,909, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.65%	$19,760, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.59%	$4,387, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.74%	$29,560, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	81,406 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

North Pole, AK	88,101 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$75,000, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$72,321, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$150,250, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$150,750, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
Two or More Races	$48,750, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$64,063, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,417, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$92,500, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$63,750, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,626, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	841, 51.72%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	729, 86.68%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	146, 17.36%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	583, 69.32%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	562, 96.40%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 3.60%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	112, 13.32%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	785, 48.28%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	398, 50.70%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	31, 3.95%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	367, 46.75%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	358, 97.55%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 2.45%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	387, 49.30%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

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

Commuting to Work

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,088, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	845, 77.67%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	185, 17.00%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	20, 1.84%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 0.64%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	31, 2.85%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

North Pole, AK	19.9 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	920	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	562, 61.09%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	135, 24.02%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	51, 9.07%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	59, 10.50%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	144, 25.62%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	122, 21.71%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	358, 38.91%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	123, 34.36%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	59, 16.48%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	148, 41.34%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 3.35%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 4.47%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	North Pole, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	920, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 1.41%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	147, 15.98%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 3.80%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 1.30%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	106, 11.52%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93, 10.11%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.30%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31, 3.37%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	80, 8.70%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	120, 13.04%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	140, 15.22%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	125, 13.59%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 0.65%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	North Pole, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	176	8.25%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	41	7.81%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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