Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 3:10 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Harding-Birch Lakes is a Census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, with a population of 209. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 86.60% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 10.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 3.30% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.00% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Harding-Birch Lakes include German, English, Welsh, Scotch-Irish, and Icelander. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Icelander, Canadian, and Swiss.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 81.30% of Harding-Birch Lakes residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 18.70% of the population that is foreign-born, 46.20% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Harding-Birch Lakes is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 62.3 years, 24.4 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 40.70% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Harding-Birch Lakes, 61.20% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 4.10% of households are occupied by single male householders, 0.00% by single female householders, and 34.70% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 90.90% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Alaska and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Harding-Birch Lakes, 100% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 95.1% of the 5 and older population across Alaska only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Harding-Birch Lakes are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 80% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Alaska as a whole, 48.9% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is less common in Harding-Birch Lakes than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 6.3% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Alaska, 11.6% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 4.9% of Harding-Birch Lakes residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Harding-Birch Lakes, 22.4% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 12.6% of the civilian population in all of Alaska.

Educational attainment

In Harding-Birch Lakes, adults are more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are also more likely to have a four-year college education. Among Harding-Birch Lakes residents 25 and older, 100.00% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 49.80% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Alaska, 92.7% of adults have graduated high school, and 29.2 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Harding-Birch Lakes earns $54,375 a year, about $5,900 less than the national median of $60,293 and $22,300 less than the median household income across the state of $76,715.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Harding-Birch Lakes than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 19.10%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 10.8% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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