Matanuska-Susitna

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  2. Matanuska-Susitna Statistics
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Matanuska-Susitna Employment Information
  5. Matanuska-Susitna Family Information
  6. Matanuska-Susitna Education Information
  7. Matanuska-Susitna Public Benefits Information
  8. Matanuska-Susitna Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Matanuska-Susitna Legal Resources Back to top

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Matanuska-Susitna Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,101
  • Land Area (2000): 53,573.450 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1,275.583 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,054
Matanuska-Susitna Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,882 36.37%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 51 0.99%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,241 62.64%

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Matanuska-Susitna Employment Information Back to top
Matanuska-Susitna Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 206 16.72%
2. Public Administration 153 12.42%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 97 7.87%
4. Educational Services 63 5.11%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 56 4.55%
6. Mining 48 3.90%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 43 3.49%
8. Other Transportation 38 3.08%
9. Health Care 36 2.92%
10. Air Transportation 35 2.84%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 33 2.68%
12. Repair and Maintenance 33 2.68%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 30 2.44%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 26 2.11%
15. Department and Other General Stores 25 2.03%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 20 1.62%
17. Metal Manufactuing 20 1.62%
18. Truck Transportation 20 1.62%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 19 1.54%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 19 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 181 16.98%
2. Educational Services 172 16.14%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 86 8.07%
4. Public Administration 72 6.75%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 49 4.60%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 43 4.03%
7. Social Assistance 38 3.56%
8. Finance and Insurance 35 3.28%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 33 3.10%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 29 2.72%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 25 2.35%
12. Other Transportation 25 2.35%
13. Utilities 22 2.06%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 21 1.97%
15. Air Transportation 21 1.97%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 19 1.78%
17. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 18 1.69%
18. Construction 15 1.41%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 15 1.41%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 14 1.31%

Matanuska-Susitna Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Vehicle Mechanics 101 8.20%
2. Carpenters 61 4.95%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 57 4.63%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 54 4.38%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 52 4.22%
6. Other Management Occupations 50 4.06%
7. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 45 3.65%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 40 3.25%
9. Top Executives 40 3.25%
10. Engineers 38 3.08%
11. Other Construction Trades 30 2.44%
12. Aircraft and Traffic Control 29 2.35%
13. Other Protective Service Workers 29 2.35%
14. Construction Laborers 26 2.11%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 26 2.11%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 24 1.95%
17. Computer Specialists 21 1.70%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 21 1.70%
19. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 20 1.62%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 19 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 71 6.66%
2. Registered Nurses 61 5.72%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 56 5.25%
4. Other Management Occupations 54 5.07%
5. Secretaries and Admins 52 4.88%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 49 4.60%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 47 4.41%
8. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 44 4.13%
9. Business Operations Specialists 43 4.03%
10. Cashiers 40 3.75%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 33 3.10%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 31 2.91%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 28 2.63%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 28 2.63%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 27 2.53%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 26 2.44%
17. Child Care Workers 25 2.35%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 25 2.35%
19. Art and Design Workers 22 2.06%
20. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 22 2.06%

Matanuska-Susitna Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,106 55.79%
15-35 hours 526 13.93%
1-14 hours 110 2.91%
No regular hours 1,033 27.36%

Matanuska-Susitna Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 57 2.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM 19 0.90%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 52 2.46%
6 AM-6:29 AM 194 9.16%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 178 8.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM 302 14.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 386 18.23%
8 AM-8:29 AM 156 7.37%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 109 5.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 159 7.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 75 3.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 105 4.96%
Noon-3:59 PM 162 7.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM 163 7.70%

Matanuska-Susitna Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 162 7.65%
5-9 297 14.03%
10-14 270 12.75%
15-19 333 15.73%
20-24 236 11.15%
25-29 65 3.07%
30-34 85 4.02%
35-39 33 1.56%
40-44 59 2.79%
45-59 246 11.62%
60-89 247 11.67%
At least 90 84 3.97%

Matanuska-Susitna Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,363 64.38%
30-44 0 0.00% 177 8.36%
45-59 0 0.00% 246 11.62%
At least 60 0 0.00% 331 15.64%

Matanuska-Susitna Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 349 15.53%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,588 70.67%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 95 4.23%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 85 3.78%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 130 5.79%

Matanuska-Susitna Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Matanuska-Susitna Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,778 (5,156 people)
Families (2000): 1,417 (4,620 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 569
People at same address in 1995: 2,514
Matanuska-Susitna Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 107 6.02%
$10,000-$14,999 79 4.44%
$15,000-$19,999 67 3.77%
$20,000-$24,999 85 4.78%
$25,000-$29,999 76 4.27%
$30,000-$34,999 59 3.32%
$35,000-$39,999 124 6.97%
$40,000-$44,999 103 5.79%
$45,000-$49,999 86 4.84%
$50,000-$59,999 189 10.63%
$60,000-$74,999 216 12.15%
$75,000-$99,999 303 17.04%
$100,000-$124,999 114 6.41%
$125,000-$149,999 51 2.87%
$150,000-$199,999 64 3.60%
$200,000 or more 55 3.09%

Matanuska-Susitna Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 338 18.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 525 29.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 81 4.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 306 16.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 291 16.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 142 7.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 68 3.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 35 1.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Matanuska-Susitna Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,531 25.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,287 21.12%
Public Assistance 168 2.76%
Retirement 388 6.37%
Self Employment 460 7.55%
Social Security 339 5.56%
Supplemental Security 40 0.66%
Wage / Salary 1,434 23.54%
Other 446 7.32%

Matanuska-Susitna Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 590 51.22%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 562 48.78%

Matanuska-Susitna Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 189 9.74%
Color 1 Box Married 1,192 61.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 540 27.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 19 0.98%

Matanuska-Susitna Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 163 8.42%
Color 1 Box Married 1,298 67.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 348 17.98%
Color 3 Box Widowed 127 6.56%

Matanuska-Susitna Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Matanuska-Susitna Education Information Back to top
Matanuska-Susitna Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 129 3.62%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 349 9.79%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,024 28.73%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,019 28.59%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 366 10.27%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 427 11.98%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 250 7.01%

Matanuska-Susitna Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 54 1.06% 45 0.88% 99 1.94%
Kindergarten 50 0.98% 6 0.12% 56 1.10%
Grades 1-4 351 6.88% 12 0.24% 363 7.12%
Grades 5-8 390 7.65% 43 0.84% 433 8.49%
Grades 9-12 345 6.76% 30 0.59% 375 7.35%
Undergrad college 168 3.29% 21 0.41% 189 3.71%
Graduate or professional school 28 0.55% 0 0.00% 28 0.55%
Total 1,386 27.17% 157 3.08% 1,543 30.25%

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Matanuska-Susitna Public Benefits Information Back to top
Matanuska-Susitna Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,693 91.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 458 8.89%

Matanuska-Susitna Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Matanuska-Susitna Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Matanuska-Susitna Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 796 15.60%
10-19 Years 937 18.37%
20-29 Years 448 8.78%
30-39 Years 756 14.82%
40-49 Years 1,043 20.45%
50-59 Years 578 11.33%
60-69 Years 320 6.27%
70-79 Years 166 3.25%
80-89 Years 53 1.04%
90+ Years 4 0.08%

Matanuska-Susitna Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,616 51.28%
Color 1 Box Female 2,485 48.72%

Matanuska-Susitna Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,480 87.83%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 216 4.23%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 209 4.10%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 106 2.08%
Color 2 Box Asian 43 0.84%
Color 6 Box Other Race 22 0.43%
Color 1 Box African-American 22 0.43%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.06%

Matanuska-Susitna Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,172 21.94%
2. Irish 753 14.10%
3. English 699 13.08%
4. Norwegian 334 6.25%
5. United States Or American 307 5.75%
6. French Non-Basque 278 5.20%
7. Polish 251 4.70%
8. Dutch 206 3.86%
9. Swedish 205 3.84%
10. Italian 186 3.48%

Matanuska-Susitna Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,535 94.13%
2. German 67 1.39%
3. French 46 0.95%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 33 0.68%
5. Other Indo European 22 0.46%
6. Tagalog 21 0.44%
7. Thai 20 0.42%
8. Other Native North American 20 0.42%
9. Other West Germanic 18 0.37%
10. Other Slavic 9 0.19%

Matanuska-Susitna Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,028 97.18%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 102 1.97%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 44 0.85%

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Matanuska-Susitna Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.