Population 2000
Sources: US Census 2000, Alaska Department of Labor
Population	Alaska
Population 2000	626,932
Population change 1990-2000 (percent)	14%
Sex	Alaska
Male: Number	324,112
Male: Percent	52%
Female: Number	302,820
Female: Percent	48%
Age	Alaska
Persons under 5 years	47,591
Percent under 5 years	8%
Persons 65 and over	35,699
Percent 65 and over	6%
Median age	32.4
Race (alone or in combination): Numbers	Alaska
White	463,999
Black/African-American	27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian	119,241
Asian	32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	5,515
Other	15,151
Hispanic (any race)	25,852
Race (alone or in combination): Percent	Alaska
White	70%
Black/African-American	4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian	18%
Asian	5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	1%
Other	2%
Hispanic (any race)	4%
Alaska Health Profiles Online Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Updated 8/7/02