Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The poorest and richest towns in Alaska: Ketchikan and Valdez


The poorest towns in every state.  (24/7 Wall Street, 5/24/2016)

The richest town in every state. (24/7 Wall Street, 6/1/2016)

The poorest:  Ketchikan (suburb of Mobile)

Source:  Wikipedia




Other numbers
% of population living in poverty
  • Ketchikan | 16.6%
  • Alaska | 10.3%
  • U.S.  13.5%
% without health insurance
  • Ketchikan | 24.1%
  • Alaska | 16.4%
  • U.S. | 10.5%
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
  • Ketchikan | 22.2%
  • Alaska | 28.0%
  • U.S. | 29.8%

The richest:  Valdez 

Source:  Wikipedia



Other numbers:  
Median household income:
  • Valdez | $78,810
  • Alaska| $72,515
  • U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
  • Valdez | 28.7%
  • Alaska | 28.0%
  • U.S. | 29.8%

Related series:
The 10 most distressed cities in the U.S.
The 10 most prosperous cities in the U.S.

Related posts:
Alabama.  (2/28/2017)

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