CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Buffalo Soapstone

Alaska · 699 residents · 22.1 sq mi

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With 699 people, Buffalo Soapstone is a city in Alaska. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Renters pay $993 a month at the median. 22.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 146 more people live here than in 2009.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

699

+26%vs 2009

vs 553 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

33.4

−31%vs 2009

vs 48.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

22.1 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024739

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(39)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.2%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.2%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910.3%(72)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(31)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.2%(78)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4422.6%(158)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.3%(114)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.4%(38)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742%(14)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840.9%(6)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,250

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $66,406 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,021

−49%vs 2009

vs $35,126 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.2%

+20.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.2% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,100

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $175,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$993

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,086 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 87.2% in 2009

16.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(456)

Black4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(4)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(619)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(11)

Asian0.4%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(18)

Spaniard0.8%(6)

Central American0.1%(1)

Guatemalan0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(4)

Ancestry

German19.1%(141)

English16.9%(125)

American8.4%(62)

Norwegian6.2%(46)

Scottish5.5%(41)

Italian3.8%(28)

Dutch3%(22)

Irish2.7%(20)

Swedish2.7%(20)

Polish2.2%(16)

Welsh2.2%(16)

Portuguese2%(15)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian2%(15)

French Canadian1.6%(12)

Swiss1.4%(10)

Canadian1.2%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(5)

Greek0.5%(4)

Danish0.4%(3)

Russian0.4%(3)

British0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−6.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 17.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.8%

−11.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 95.4% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 4.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(76)

Married56.9%(156)

Widowed4.4%(12)

Divorced10.9%(30)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(60)

Married71.1%(162)

Widowed2.6%(6)

Divorced0%(0)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.0%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

+13.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.8%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 69 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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