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3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

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<strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong> Crossing DraftFinal EIS<br />

<strong>Affected</strong> <strong>Environment</strong><br />

3.2.4.3 Income characteristics<br />

Since 1969, per capita incomes in Alaska, Anchorage, <strong>and</strong> the Mat-Su were higher than the<br />

U.S. per capita income until the recessionary period experienced by Alaska in the 1980s.<br />

After the recession, per capita income in Anchorage <strong>and</strong> Alaska remained above the<br />

U.S. level, but per capita income in the Mat-Su fell below it (Figure 3.15).<br />

Per capita<br />

income (as<br />

percentage of<br />

U.S. income)<br />

Alaska Anchorage Mat-Su<br />

190<br />

180<br />

170<br />

160<br />

150<br />

140<br />

130<br />

120<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002<br />

Year<br />

Figure 3.15. Alaskan <strong>and</strong> regional personal per capita incomes as percentages of<br />

U.S. personal per capita income – 1969–2003. Over the past 25 years, personal<br />

income in Anchorage has consistently outpaced national, state, <strong>and</strong> regional incomes.<br />

State <strong>and</strong> regional incomes are no longer substantially above national income levels.<br />

(Source: U.S. Department of Commerce 2005)<br />

12/18/07 Page 3-73

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