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Population (year 2000): 6,706
Males: 3,397 (50.7%), Females: 3,309
(49.3%)
Land area: 13.6 square miles
Zip code: 99654
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income:
$63,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,700 (year 2000)
Races in Lakes:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
- American Indian (7.0%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.6%), Irish (12.6%), English (10.6%), United
States (8.4%), Italian (4.3%), Norwegian (4.1%).
For population 25 years and over in Lakes CDP
- High school or higher: 92.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 47.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lakes CDP
2.4% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3%
Asia).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (42.6 miles, pop. 260,283).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2852.8 miles, pop.
3,694,820).
Nearest cities: Gateway, AK (4.1
miles), Fishhook, AK (5.5 miles), Tanaina, AK (8.9 miles), Wasilla, AK (10.4 miles), Farm Loop, AK (11.0 miles), Palmer, AK (12.8 miles), Buffalo Soapstone, AK (13.6 miles), Lazy Mountain, AK (17.8 miles).
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (23.5%), Retail trade (14.7%), Construction (10.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lakes:
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PALMER, AK)
- PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
- ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 45 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lakes:
- TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 56 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
- KENAI MUNI (about 152 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
- HOMER (about 202 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakes:
- COTTONWOOD LAKE (about 2 miles; WASILLA, AK; ID: 3H3)
- FINGER LAKE (about 3 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: 99Z)
- WASILLA LAKE (about 7 miles; WASILLA, AK; ID: 5L6)
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