COMPARING TWO PLACES
Klawock vs Paxton
PLACE A
Klawock, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Paxton, Florida
Klawock and Paxton are close in size. Paxton earns more, with a median household income $3,792 higher. Klawock has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -14%).
KLAWOCKPAXTONDIFFERENCE
Total population720695+4% vs Paxton
Population density1,057187+871
Population growth-4.6%-13.7%+9.0 pts
Median age47.350.8−3.5
Male56.3%51.3%+5.0 pts
Female43.7%48.7%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born2.1%17.6%−15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.0%77.3%−45.2 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%14.9%−11.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other64.9%5.4%+59.5 pts
Median household income$57,344$61,136−$3,792
Per capita income$38,540$24,763+$13,777
Poverty rate19.1%11.0%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.336+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%10.3%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree2.8%2.6%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%4.9%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation61.2%51.7%+9.5 pts
Median home value$263,100$171,200+$91,900
Median gross rent$1,005$860+$145
Owner-occupied63.6%78.9%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%10.4%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%58.1%−31.0 pts
Average commute15.128.8−13.7
Worked from home3.5%7.3%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured28.2%13.7%+14.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025