Population: 2000
Alaska Health Area: Matanuska-Susitna
Borough/Census Areas: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Source: AK Department of Labor
Population	Mat-Su	Alaska
Population 2000	59,322	626,932
Population change 1990-2000 (percent)	50%	14%
Sex	Mat-Su	Alaska
Male: Number	30,831	324,112
Male: Percent	52%	52%
Female: Number	28,491	302,820
Female: Percent	48%	48%
Age	Mat-Su	Alaska
Persons under 5 years	4,147	47,591
Percent under 5 years	7%	8%
Persons 65 and over	3,500	35,699
Percent 65 and over	6%	6%
Median age	34.1	32.4
Race*: Numbers	Mat-Su	Alaska
White	54,521	463,999
Black/African-American	660	27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian	5,108	119,241
Asian	846	32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	215	5,515
Other	889	15,151
Hispanic (any race)	1,485	25,852
Race*: Percent	Mat-Su	Alaska
White	92%	70%
Black/African-American	1%	4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian	9%	18%
Asian	1%	5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
Other	1%	2%
Hispanic (any race)	3%	4%
* Racial data for Alaska use Modified Estimates (MARS) of Race and Ethnicity to distribute "more than one race" respondents among the racial categories.
Alaska Health Profiles Online Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Updated 8/7/02