Fort Yukon - Central is a very small town located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 1,109 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Yukon - Central is the 49th largest community in Alaska.
Fort Yukon - Central is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Yukon - Central is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Yukon - Central who work in management occupations (21.01%), office and administrative support (15.97%), and community and social services (7.44%).
There are many members of the armed forces living in Fort Yukon - Central. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fort Yukon - Central has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fort Yukon - Central has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fort Yukon - Central than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fort Yukon - Central may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Yukon - Central spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 7.90 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
In Fort Yukon - Central, just 10.98% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Fort Yukon - Central in 2022 was $26,665, which is low income relative to Alaska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,660 for a family of four. However, Fort Yukon - Central contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Yukon - Central is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Yukon - Central home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Yukon - Central residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fort Yukon - Central include German, Irish, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Yukon - Central is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 97.8% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 31.1% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Furthermore, with 2.1% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 96.3% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 0 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 99.7% of America.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 42.9%, which is higher than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
More people in choose to walk to work each day (38.1%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
Also, our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (32.5%) than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. 53.8% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 78.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 18.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fort Yukon - Central are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 33.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 31.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (30.0%), and 17.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.2% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (18.5%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Fort Yukon - Central, AK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (78.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (5.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (3.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (97.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (38.1%) hop out the door and walk to work to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (32.5%) and 24.0% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile for their daily commute. This is a special neighborhood for the number of people who walk to work. Combining exercise, low cost, and reduced pollution, plus the chance to see your neighbors, walking to work is fairly uncommon in America but likely to increase as people try to reduce their dependence on automobiles, and this neighborhood offers that opportunity today.