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Nenana - Tanana is a very small town located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 1,509 people and just one neighborhood, Nenana - Tanana is the 43rd largest community in Alaska.
Occupations and Workforce
Nenana - Tanana is a blue-collar town, with 39.83% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Nenana - Tanana is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Nenana - Tanana who work in office and administrative support (12.86%), the sciences (9.13%), and sales jobs (8.58%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Nenana - Tanana has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Setting & Lifestyle
Another notable thing is that Nenana - Tanana is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Nenana - Tanana has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Nenana - Tanana has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Nenana - Tanana than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Nenana - Tanana may be for you.
One of the benefits of Nenana - Tanana is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Nenana - Tanana is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Demographics
The percentage of adults in Nenana - Tanana with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.10% of adults in Nenana - Tanana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nenana - Tanana in 2022 was $35,711, which is lower middle income relative to Alaska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,844 for a family of four. However, Nenana - Tanana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nenana - Tanana is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nenana - Tanana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nenana - Tanana residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Nenana - Tanana include German, English, Scottish, Russian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Nenana - Tanana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Native American languages.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Modes of Transportation
More people in choose to walk to work each day (53.4%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
Length of Commute
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 85.1% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Real Estate
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 55.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Occupations
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 19.2% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Diversity
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Russian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 43.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 4.7% have Russian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
The Neighbors
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Nenana - Tanana are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 35.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 38.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 19.2% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
Languages
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Nenana - Tanana, AK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (43.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report English roots (6.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.8%), along with some Russian ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
Getting to Work
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (85.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (53.4%) hop out the door and walk to work to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (27.1%) and 13.9% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. This is a special neighborhood for the number of people who walk to work. Combining exercise, low cost, and reduced pollution, plus the chance to see your neighbors, walking to work is fairly uncommon in America but likely to increase as people try to reduce their dependence on automobiles, and this neighborhood offers that opportunity today.
SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research.
The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends.
The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth.
