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.
Unlike some towns, Fort Yukon - Central isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fort Yukon - Central are a mix of both white- and blue-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%).
Fort Yukon - Central is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Fort Yukon - Central, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 7.90 minutes getting to work every day.
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.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Fort Yukon - Central, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. 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 neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.9% 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.
Furthermore, the neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 96.3% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
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, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 42.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
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 38.1% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 99.5% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!
Also, in the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 32.5% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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.
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 (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.