Alaska Trivia:


Capital : Juneau
State Tree : Sitka Spruce
State Flower : Forget-me-not
State Insect : Four-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly
State Bird : Willow Ptarmigan

Alaska People:


Alaska has a total population of 670,053 (2006 est) and ranks 47th in population of U.S. states. By age, 181,434 (27.1%) Alaskans are under 18 years of age, 442,989 (66.1%) are age 19 to 64, and 45,630 (6.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 48.3%, and males 51.7% of the total population.


Alaska Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under27.1  
65 and older6.8  
19 to 6466.1  
Female48.3  
Male51.7  

103,497 (15.4%) Alaskans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 31,113 (4.6%) are Asian, 25,108 (3.7%) are Black, 4,138 (0.6%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 473,645 (70.7%) are White, 32,552 (4.9%) are of mixed race.
 

Alaska Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteAlaska White population 473,645473,645  
American IndianAlaska American Indian population 103,497103,497
MixedAlaska Mixed population 32,55232,552
AsianAlaska Asian population 31,11331,113
BlackAlaska Black population 25,10825,108
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderAlaska Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 4,1384,138

37,548 (5.6%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

5.9% of Alaskans were born in a foreign country.

14.3% of Alaskans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

88.3% of Alaskans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 24.7% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Alaska had 10,338 births and 3,051 deaths in 2004.

Alaska Land:


Alaska has a land area of 571,951 square miles and is ranked 1st among U.S. states in total area. Alaska has a population density of 1 people per square mile. Alaska had 900,715 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0% of the total area.