North Pole is a very small city located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 2,373 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Pole is the 33rd largest community in Alaska.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in North Pole, employing 6.29% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Healthcare industries employ 16.48% and 12.91% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
In terms of college education, North Pole is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.85% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Pole in 2022 was $38,326, which is middle income relative to Alaska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,304 for a family of four. However, North Pole contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Pole is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Pole home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Pole residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in North Pole include German, Irish, English, Scandinavian, and European.
The most common language spoken in North Pole is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Tagalog.