Hoonah
Recent News About Hoonah
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: Residents received $8.67 million per capita from Social Security transfers in 2022
In 2022, Social Security transfers made up 5.7% of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, providing an average of $3,792 per capita to residents.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: Medicare transfers accounted for 4.4% of income in 2022
In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 4.4% of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, providing an average of $2,925 per capita to residents.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: Medicaid made up 10% of total income in 2022
In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 10% of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, providing an average of $6,711 per capita to residents.
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In 2022, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area ranks eighth among Alaska counties with 28.9% transfer dependency
In 2022, government transfers made up 28.9% of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area—ranking it eighth most dependent among Alaska counties.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: Income Maintenance dependency reached 2.3% in 2022
In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 2.3% of income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, providing an average of $1,531 per capita to residents.
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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in week ending Aug. 17?
The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Hoonah-Angoon Census Area was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.
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15% of Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents considered unemployed in 2021
The unemployment rate in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area hit 15% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021.
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87.7% of Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents old enough to vote in 2021
Of the 2,327 citizens living in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in 2021, 87.7% were old enough to vote, equating to 2,040 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
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Farm subsidies skyrocket in 2021 across cities in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Farms throughout cities in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area received $193,748 more in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Hoonah-Angoon County farmers in 2021 reached $262,463
Farms in Hoonah-Angoon County received $262,463 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents have median age of 51 by 2021
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents have a median age of 51-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.
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Census Bureau: 13.1% of people in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area identified as multiracial in 2021
Of the 2,327 citizens living in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in 2021, 86.9% said they were only one race, while 13.1% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area sees 1.2% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area had the 19th largest population in Alaska in 2021.
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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents have median age of 52 by 2020
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area residents have a median age of 52-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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18.5% of households in Hoonah received food stamps in 2020
Hoonah ranked 139th in Alaska for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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19.1 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Hoonah city
19.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hoonah city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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EDA awards over $6 million in grants for economic development projects in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in 2021
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $6,922,368 in grants for economic development projects in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Hoonah city in 2020
Of the 850 people living in Hoonah city in 2020, 39.1 percent (332) were women and 60.9 percent (518) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Alaska News.
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Census Bureau: 17.5% of people in Hoonah City identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 808 citizens living in Hoonah City in 2019, 82.5 percent said they were only one race, while 17.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 80.7 percent of people in Hoonah City were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 808 citizens living in Hoonah City in 2019, 652 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.