Moving to Tok, Alaska
Population: 1,393
Males: 704 (50.5%), Females: 689 (49.5%)
Zip code: 99780
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $37,941
Median house value: $76,100
Population by Race
Races in Tok:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
- American Indian (19.0%)
- Two or more races (7.6%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.2%), United States (7.4%), Norwegian (6.0%), French (4.8%).
Elevation: 1632 feet
Land area: 132.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tok
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 18.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tok CDP
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 14.5%
1.9% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tok:
- CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 256 miles; CORDOVA, AK)
- VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 269 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
- FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 342 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tok:
- MERLE K (MUDHOLE) SMITH (about 259 miles; CORDOVA, AK; Abbreviation: CDV)
- VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 269 miles; VALDEZ, AK; Abbreviation: VDZ)
- EIELSON AFB (about 297 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Abbreviation: EIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tok:
- TOK (about 4 miles; TOK, AK; Abbreviation: TKJ)
- TOK JUNCTION (about 5 miles; TOK, AK; Abbreviation: 6K8)
- TANACROSS (about 22 miles; TANACROSS, AK; Abbreviation: TSG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tok:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 349 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 493 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1713 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1738 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1741 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1759 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1778 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
Public primary/middle schools in Tok:
- TOK SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 249 JON SUMMARY WAY; Grades: PK – 12)
- ALASKA GATEWAY CORRESP./ALT. (Students: 56; Location: 249 JON SUMMAR WAY; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Library in Tok:
- TOK COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,403; Location: MILE 1314 ALASKA HIGHWAY; 11,600 books; 620 audio materials; 704 video materials; 23 serial subscriptions)