Wasilla City, Alaska Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Wasilla Population: 5469 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 2728 49.88% Female 2741 50.12%       Under 5 years 484 8.85% 5 to 9 years 510 9.33% 10 to 14 years 525 9.6% 15 to 19 years 474 8.67% 20 to 24 years 389 7.11% 25 to 34 years 736 13.46% 35 to 44 years 945 17.28% 45 to 54 years 703 12.85% 55 to 59 years 189 3.46% 60 to 64 years 145 2.65% 65 to 74 years 239 4.37% 75 to 84 years 114 2.08% 85 years and over 16 0.29%       Median age (years) 29.7       18 years and over 3632 66.41% Male 1769 32.35% Female 1863 34.06% 21 years and over 3384 61.88% 62 years and over 456 8.34% 65 years and over 369 6.75% Male 157 2.87% Female 212 3.88%       Race     One race % White 4674 85.46% Black or African American 32 0.59% American Indian and Alaska Native 287 5.25% Asian 72 1.32% Asian indian 2 0.04% Chinese 19 0.35% Filipino 20 0.37% Japanese 6 0.11% Korean 16 0.29% Vietnamese 8 0.15% Other Asian 1 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.13% Native Hawaiian 2 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.02% Samoan 2 0.04% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.04% Some other race 72 1.32% Two or more races 325 5.94%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 5469 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 201 3.68% Mexican 106 1.94% Puerto Rican 25 0.46% Cuban 5 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 65 1.19% Not Hispanic or Latino 5268 96.32% White alone 4586 83.85%       Relationship     Total Population 5469 100.00% In households 5464 99.91% Householder 1979 36.19% Spouse 993 18.16% Child 1923 35.16% Own child under 18 years 1699 31.07% Other relatives 181 3.31% Under 18 years 71 1.3% Nonrelatives 388 7.09% Unmarried partner 172 3.14% In group quarters 5 0.09% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 5 0.09%       Households by Type     Total Households 1979 100.0 % Family households (families) 1362 68.82% With own children under 18 years 860 43.46% Married-couple family 993 50.18% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 273 13.79% With own children under 18 years 220 11.12% Non Family households 617 31.18% Householder living alone 465 23.5% Householder 65 years and over 135 6.82%       Households with individuals under 18 years 915 46.24% Households with individuals 65 years and over 293 14.81%       Average Household size 2.76 Average family size 3.27       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 2119 100.00% Occupied housing units 1979 93.39% Vacant housing units 140 6.61% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 34 1.6% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 1979 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1104 55.79% Renter-occupied housing units. 875 44.21%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.92 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.56

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