Yakutat City and Borough
Alaska

What stands out

Against every county in America, Yakutat City and Borough is unusual in three ways: the uninsured rate is in the top 2% of American counties (23.3%), natural-hazard risk is in the bottom 3% of American counties (3 of 100), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Alaska it ranks 1st of 30 counties for the uninsured rate.

Where you are

You live in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska. 564 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +0).

Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax, and it pays residents an annual Permanent Fund Dividend from oil revenue. Most goods arrive by barge or air, so groceries, fuel and building materials cost well above the national average, and winter heating is a major line item. Roughly half the population lives in the Anchorage area; much of the rest is reachable only by plane or ferry.

Money

The typical household here brings in $76,875 a year, higher than 84% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $62,398. Unemployment runs 5.1%, higher than 90% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home.

Alaska has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $1,388 a month. Property tax is 0.84% of home value, roughly $1,283 a year on that median home, lower than 52% of American counties. 56% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 61% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 23.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

Under Alaska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 3 out of 100, safer than 97% of American counties; the county has had 3 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 89 Mbps down, slower than 91% of American counties. There are 9 airports in the county, counting general aviation.