Red Dog Mine, Alaska Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 3:11 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Red Dog Mine is a Census-designated place in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, with a population of 82. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 39.00% of residents identify as white, 19.50% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 22.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 19.50% 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 Red Dog Mine include German and Polish. 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 Polish and German.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 78.00% of Red Dog Mine 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 22.00% of the population that is foreign-born, 100.00% 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 Red Dog Mine is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 34.7 years, 3.2 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 0.00% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Alaska and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Red Dog Mine, 80.5% 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 Red Dog Mine are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 58.5% 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 far less common in Red Dog Mine than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 0% 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 41.5% of Red Dog Mine residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Red Dog Mine, 19.5% 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 Red Dog Mine, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Red Dog Mine residents 25 and older, 80.50% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 19.50% 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.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is less common in Red Dog Mine than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 0.00%, 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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