Single Men in Alaska

I thought it might be interesting to provide some statistical data on single men in Alaska since the common belief is that Alaska is ripe for the picking of future husbands. According to the 2002 census, Alaska has a population of approximately 640,000 people. These people are spread over a landmass of 570,374 square miles giving it a population density of 1 person per .89 miles. Alaska is the largest state in the US by area and 47th by population (only North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming are less populated.) According to the 2000 census the population under the age of 24 equates to 248,009 or approximately 38%. The population over 65 equates to 35,669 or approximately 5%. This leaves us with approximately 364,800 people between the ages of 24 and 65. The 2000 census stated that 43% of adults are married in Alaska. Which would lead us to believe there are roughly 207,000 single people between the ages of 24 and 65 in Alaska. According to the US Census there are 114 unmarried men for every 100 unmarried women in Alaska. If we apply this ratio we can conclude that there are slightly more than 110,000 single men between the ages of 24 and 65 living in Alaska. Of course there are 97,000 single women between the same ages living there as well. So, there is roughly a male to female surplus of 13,000 or in terms of geography about 1 extra man every 43 square miles.

Maybe in a future blog I’ll take the opportunity to discuss the real selling point for Alaskans in general… character.