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Nenana - Tanana, AK

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Overview


Nenana - Tanana is a very small town located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 1,509 people and just one neighborhood, Nenana - Tanana is the 43rd largest community in Alaska.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Nenana - Tanana, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.91% of Nenana - Tanana’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Nenana - Tanana is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Nenana - Tanana who work in office and administrative support (11.43%), teaching (9.49%), and sales jobs (8.46%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Nenana - Tanana is worth considering.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Nenana - Tanana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.15 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, Nenana - Tanana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Nenana - Tanana is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.29% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Nenana - Tanana in 2022 was $36,440, which is lower middle income relative to Alaska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,760 for a family of four. However, Nenana - Tanana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nenana - Tanana is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nenana - Tanana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nenana - Tanana residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Nenana - Tanana include German, Irish, Russian, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Nenana - Tanana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Arabic.

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.

Modes of Transportation

More people in choose to walk to work each day (47.1%) 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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 0 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 42.7%, which is higher than 98.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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. 81.4% 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 99.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.5% 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, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 44.7% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.2% of American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Russian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 43.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 5.0% have Russian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.2% 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 99.7% 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 Nenana - Tanana are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 44.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (23.3%), and 18.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages, Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) and Arabic.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Nenana - Tanana, AK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (43.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (5.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.4%), among others.

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 (81.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (47.1%) hop out the door and walk to work to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (38.1%) and 9.8% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.


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