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Population (year 2000): 1,658
Males: 884  (53.3%)
Females: 774  (46.7%)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99688.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,600 (it was $38,906 in 2000)
Willow  $38,600
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,000 (it was $117,900 in 2000)
Willow  $136,000
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Willow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • American Indian (6.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Willow: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (14.8%), United States (12.0%), English (9.0%), Russian (5.1%), Scottish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 684.8 square miles.

Population density: 2.4 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Willow

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 52.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willow CDP

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

58 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.8% North America).

This place:  3.5%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Willow, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Willow to the number of sex offenders is 332 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Willow:  1.2% ($1,382)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (42.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2895.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Big Lake, AK (17.4 miles ), Y, AK (18.5 miles ), Houston, AK (18.6 miles ), Point MacKenzie, AK (27.8 miles) , Meadow Lakes, AK (28.3 miles ), Knik-Fairview, AK (31.8 miles ), Talkeetna, AK (38.1 miles ), Wasilla, AK (39.2 miles ).

Latitude: 61.77 N, Longitude: 149.99 W


Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Willow:
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • COLUMBIA ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Willow, AK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willow:
  • TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 42 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 120 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • HOMER (about 179 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willow:
  • WILLOW (about 5 miles; WILLOW, AK; ID: UUO)
  • NANCY LAKE (about 7 miles; NANCY LAKE, AK; ID: 78Z)
  • BEAVER LAKE (about 19 miles; BIG LAKE, AK; ID: D71)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 41 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 260 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2065 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2102 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2103 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2121 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2125 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public elementary/middle school in Willow:
  • WILLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 124; Location: MILE 69.5 PARKS HIGHWAY; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Willow:
  • WILLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $119,970; Location: MILE 69.5 PARKS HIGHWAY; 22,439 books; 737 audio materials; 972 video materials; 94 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Willow: Nancy (A), Kashwitna (B), Rogers Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Frazer Lake (A), Little Noluck Lake (B), Charr Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Stevens Lake (E), Chicken Lake (F), Florence Lake (G), Willow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Craigie Creek (A), Deception Creek (B), Lake Creek (C), 196 Mile Creek (D), Peters Creek (E), Iron Creek (F), Purches Creek (G), Rogers Creek (H), Lilly Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Willow include: Palmer Hat Flats State Game Refuge (1), Nancy Lake State Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Backcountry Llamaventures & Windwalker Llamas (Recreational Trips & Guides; Parks Highway Mile 87.5) (1), Alaska Gold Rush Adventures (Tours & Charters; PO Box 442) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Willow and their reported violations in the past:

H & H LODGE (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
WILLOW TOWNSITE S/D (Population served: 152, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SULLYS SOURDOUGH INN (Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
MAT SU RV PARK (Address: 47442 YANCEY DRIVE, Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WILLOW (Population served: 102, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
CAMP CASWELL (Address: 87 1/2 PARKS HIGHWAY, Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
WILLOW CREEK RESORT (Population served: 74, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
NANCY LAKE RESORT INC. (Address: MILE 64.5 PARKS HIGHWAY, Population served: 62, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Willow that have no violations reported:
  • SAINT CHRISTOPHERS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PIONEER LODGE (Population served: 56, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NORTH STAR BIBLE CAMP (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER-WILLOW (Population served: 33, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Willow compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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11.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.14%
Alaska average:  9.33%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($493 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:  0.15%
Alaska average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  4.83% ($52,567 average AGI)
from Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK  0.35% ($45,270)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.27% ($54,529)


7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.39%
Alaska average:  9.43%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($592 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:  0.10%
Alaska average:  0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  2.35% ($37,449 average AGI)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.29% ($28,901)
to Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK  0.22% ($35,962)


Strongest AM radio stations in Willow:
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Willow:
  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNBA (90.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KSKA (91.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM., INC.)
  • KEAG (97.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Willow:
  • KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KTUU-TV (Channel 2; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)

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