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Hooper Bay - Chevak, AK

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Overview


Hooper Bay - Chevak is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 8,489 people and just one neighborhood, Hooper Bay - Chevak is the sixth largest community in Alaska.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Hooper Bay - Chevak isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hooper Bay - Chevak are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hooper Bay - Chevak is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hooper Bay - Chevak who work in office and administrative support (12.70%), maintenance occupations (11.52%), and teaching (10.34%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Hooper Bay - Chevak’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Hooper Bay - Chevak is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hooper Bay - Chevak spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 8.46 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Hooper Bay - Chevak doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Hooper Bay - Chevak ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.59% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hooper Bay - Chevak in 2018 was $17,166, which is low income relative to Alaska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,664 for a family of four. However, Hooper Bay - Chevak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hooper Bay - Chevak also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Hooper Bay - Chevak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hooper Bay - Chevak residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hooper Bay - Chevak include Swedish, Sudanese, German, Irish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Hooper Bay - Chevak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

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 99.6% of America. Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

Length of Commute

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. 94.4% 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 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (48.4%) than in 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, in the neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 40.7% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 99.6% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 78.3% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

People

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.4% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the neighborhood about it; they already know. 18.9% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.3% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

Diversity

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, 90.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 39.7% 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.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hooper Bay - Chevak are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.7% 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, 28.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (26.4%), and 19.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 73.4% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (39.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Hooper Bay - Chevak, AK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (90.9%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (1.1%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (94.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (48.4%) carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (40.7%) and 6.3% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile for their daily commute. Despite relying on the automobile to get to work, residents of this neighborhood share the ride more than most neighborhoods, reducing traffic, pollution, and saving money.


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