3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

Knik Arm Crossing DraftFinal EIS
Affected Environment
Table 3-7. Racial/ethnic composition of the Study Area, 2000 and 1990 (%)
Race/Ethnic group
White (alone, non-
Hispanic)
Alaska Native or
American Indian
(alone, non-Hispanic)
Black or African
American (alone, non-
Hispanic)
Asian (alone, non-
Hispanic)
Hawaiian Native or
Pacific Islander (alone,
non-Hispanic)
Anchorage
Total
Anchorage
Government
Hill (Census
Tract 5)
Mat–Su total
Mat–Su Study
Area
Point
MacKenzie
Mat-Su
City of
Palmer
Places
City of
Wasilla
City of
Houston
69.92 53.18 86.27 86.55 91.89 79.31 83.85 82.86
7.04 8.73 5.34 5.17 3.60 7.96 5.05 7.82
5.64 7.03 0.67 0.59 0.90 2.01 0.46 0.33
5.46 12.53 0.68 0.68 1.80 0.99 1.28 0.67
0.90 0.77 0.11 0.11 0 0.26 0.13 0.33
Other race 0.22 0.26 0.27 0.26 0 0.24 0.40 0.58
Two or more races 5.14 6.11 4.16 4.05 1.80 5.71 5.16 5.07
Hispanic origin (any race) 5.69 11.40 2.50 2.59 0 3.51 3.68 2.33
Minority a 30.08 46.82 13.73 13.45 8.11 20.69 16.15 17.14
White, 1990 80.74 58.02 93.11 93.28 93.86 88.59 92.55 95.12
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2005
Note: All values are for 2000 except for those in the last row
a
Includes all individuals who self-reported as being all or part Alaska Native or American Indian, Black or African
American, Asian, Hawaiian Native or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.
In the 2003–2004 school year, 43 percent of the students enrolled in the Anchorage School
District were non-White (Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 2005),
suggesting that the minority population will continue to grow in Anchorage. As a result of
the rural-to-urban movement of Alaska’s Native population (Williams 2005), the Mat-Su saw
a substantial increase in its Native population through in-migration from other parts of
Alaska. In 2000, however, the Mat-Su’s population was still 86 percent White. In the 2003–
2004 school year, only 18 percent of the students enrolled in the Mat-Su school district were
non-White (Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 2005), suggesting that
the Mat-Su’s population will continue to be predominantly White for a number of years.
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