Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Income Charts

In Figure 2 a more complete view of income is shown which aggregates income from all members in the household and it has a Median household income of $109,107 which is more than all other places in the greater Cooper Landing CDP region. Comparing median household income to the United States average of $69,021, Cooper Landing CDP is 58.1% larger. Also, measured against the state of Alaska, median household income of $80,287, Cooper Landing CDP is 35.9% larger.

The next section examines a variety of different income statistics for the Cooper Landing CDP metropolitan area. In Figure 3 we see that it it has one of the largest proportions of earnings between $15,000 and $19,999 at 42.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Moose Pass CDP (44.1%), and #1 Primrose CDP (78.3%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of earnings between $20,000 and $49,999 at 42.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 5 has the Average number of hours worked in a typical work week during the year, it has a Avg Hours Worked of 39.4 which is the second most average hours of all the places in the greater Cooper Landing CDP region. The place with the highest average hours in the area is Seward which shows an average hours of 42.1 (6.9% larger).

Figure 7 examines the number of self employed people in the Cooper Landing CDP metro area based on the number of people who reported any self employment income. Cooper Landing CDP depicts it has a Self Employed of 8.2% which is the second smallest as measured by percentage of people self employed of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest percentage of people self employed in the area is Moose Pass CDP which shows a percentage self employed of 36.9% (approximately 4.5 times bigger).

Turning our attention to Figure 8, the median household income by age group, it has the largest proportion of median income-45 to 64 years at $108,274 of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 breaks down the source of income and Cooper Landing CDP has the largest proportion of self employment income at 61.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of investment and retirement income at 14.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart (Figure 11) shows the percentage of households that had retirement income over the last 12 months and it has a With Retirement Income of 60.0% which is the second most households with retirement income of all the places in the greater Cooper Landing CDP region. The place with the highest households with retirement income in the area is Moose Pass CDP which shows a households with retirement income of 60.4% ( about the same size).

In the next chart, Figure 12, the median family income is shown for families broken down by racial group and it has the largest proportion of overall family income at $112,857 of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 13 shows the cost of living and other consumer spending categories for a variety of cost components from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cooper Landing CDP shows it has the hightest cost of 137.6 for the cost of housing aggregate.

Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Labor Force Charts

The next two charts look at monthly trended employment related performance using data estimated by economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS tracks unemployment statistics for a large number of areas throughout the country on a month to month basis. However, not every location in the U.S. is tracked by the BLS so the chart will only show the closest location available (which may be the same location.) Figure 14 shows the monthly unemployment rate for the area as well as a comparison to the overall national economy measure for the United States. Note that in March to April 2022, the Covid 19 recession occurred and affects this metric. The monthly unemployment rate depicts that from February 2017 to before the COVID-19 Pandemic it went from 6.3% to 4.8% in December 2019. This represents a decrease in the monthly unemployment rate of 23.8%. Since that time, the monthly unemployment rate has gone to 4.8%. This represents an increase in the monthly unemployment rate of very little. In Figure 15 the monthly labor force participation which are people actively looking for work are also defined as unemployed but do not include people who have given up looking for work. The monthly labor force participation shows that from January 2017 to before the disasterous Coronavirus Pandemic it went from 154,379 to 148,116 in November 2019. This represents a decrease in the monthly labor force participation of 4.1%. Since that time, the monthly labor force participation has gone to 148,116. This represents an increase in the monthly labor force participation of very little. Figure 17 shows the labor force participation using the estimated percentage of people either working or actively looking for work. Cooper Landing CDP shows it has a Labor Force Participation of 37.0% which is the smallest when sorted by participation rate of all the other places in the metro area.

The Components of Employment Status graph in Figure 18 shows the composition of the labor force broken down by employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force (but 16 years of age or older). Cooper Landing CDP has the largest proportion of unemployed at 63.0% of the total and is ranked #1.

The percentage of families with no one working is depicted in Figure 22. Cooper Landing CDP shows it has a Families with No One Working of 51.7% which is the second most families with no one working of all the places in the greater Cooper Landing CDP region. The place with the highest families with no one working in the area is Primrose CDP which shows a families with no worker of 100.0% (about twice as large).

Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Poverty Charts

Additionally, Figure 30 looks at the percentage of people who receive some form of public assistance including general assistance, temporary assistance or food stamps (i.e. SNAP.) Cooper Landing CDP depicts it has a Public Assistance Percent of 7.1% which is the third most households with public assistance of all other places in the greater Cooper Landing CDP region. The place with the highest households with public assistance in the area is Bear Creek CDP which depicts a households with public assistance of 22.8% (approximately 3.2 times bigger).

Figure 31 shows the "Gini Index of Income Inequality" with a range from zero (perfect equality) to one (perfect inequality). Cooper Landing CDP depicts it has a Gini Index of 33.5% which is less than most other places in the greater region.

Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Work Commute Charts

The following set of charts detail a variety of metrics that have economic impact, economic grow factors and economic development metrics in the Cooper Landing CDP community and has an impact on other factors such as economic growth, population growth, economic recovery, job growth, etc.. Figure 32 shows a high level view of how the population commutes to work (including the percent of people who work from home.) Cooper Landing CDP has one of the largest proportions of people who take public transportation to work at 38% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Crown Point CDP with 56%. Figure 33 shows a more detailed view of how the population commutes to work for (for example to downtown Cooper Landing CDP or elsewhere.) Cooper Landing CDP has one of the largest proportions of people who walked at 38% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Crown Point CDP with 56%. Second, it has the largest proportion of people who took a taxicab, motorcycle or other at 38% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of people who work from home at 23% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Hope CDP with 35%.

In Figure 35 is shown a frequency distribution of the time that people leave for work. Cooper Landing CDP has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 8am to 830am at 96% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next graph in Figure 36 shows the average number of minutes that it takes for people to commute to work. Cooper Landing CDP has the percentage of people with commute time of less than 5 minutesutes less than most other places in the greater region at 4% of the total. Figure 40 shows the total number of vehicles available for transportation and Cooper Landing CDP has the largest proportion of 1 vehicle available at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 41 shows the percentage of people who both work and live in the same city (town or place.) Cooper Landing CDP shows it has a Work in city or place where live of 27% which is in the mid point range of other places in the area. The place with the highest people who both work and live in the same city in the area is Seward which depicts a people who both work and live in the same city of 79% (approximately 3.0 times bigger). Comparing people who both work and live in the same city to the United States average of 44%, Cooper Landing CDP is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, versus the state of Alaska, people who both work and live in the same city of 72%, Cooper Landing CDP is approximately a third the size.

Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Jobs Charts

The table in Figure 48, shows Cooper Landing CDP employment data in terms of job categories and salary data.

Cooper Landing CDP Alaska Self Employment Charts

Figure 52 shows the difference between the number of self employed men and self employed women (i.e. entrepreneurs.) Cooper Landing CDP depicts total number of self-employed men about the same size as the total number of self-employed women.