Population: 2000
Alaska Health Area: North Slope
Borough/Census Area: North Slope Borough
Sources: US Census,  AK Department of Labor
Population	North Slope	Alaska
Population 2000	7,385	626,932
Population change 1990-2000 (percent)	24%	14%
Sex	North Slope	Alaska
Male: Number	3,910	324,112
Male: Percent	53%	52%
Female: Number	3,475	302,820
Female: Percent	47%	48%
Age	North Slope	Alaska
Persons under 5 years	705	47,591
Percent under 5 years	10%	8%
Persons 65 and over	308	35,699
Percent 65 and over	4%	6%
Median age	27.0	32.4
Race*: Numbers	North Slope	Alaska
White	1,655	463,999
Black/African-American	90	27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian	5,453	119,241
Asian	531	32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	98	5,515
Other	72	15,151
Hispanic (any race)	175	25,852
Race*: Percent	North Slope	Alaska
White	22%	70%
Black/African-American	1%	4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian	74%	18%
Asian	7%	5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%
Other	1%	2%
Hispanic (any race)	2%	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