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Jared Griffin
30:25 - 30:49
"In April 2020, we had roughly 700 residents in their 70s. Now we have 900. That's a huge jump in just 5 years. The median age in Kodiak went from 35 to 36 in that period. That's a whole— that's a really significant shift in just a 5-year"
“In April 2020, we had roughly 700 residents in their 70s. Now we have 900. That's a huge jump in just 5 years. The median age in Kodiak went from 35 to 36 in that period. That's a whole— that's a really significant shift in just a 5-year”
- Speaker
- Jared Griffin
- Timestamp
- 30:25 – 30:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
In April 2020, we had roughly 700 residents in their 70s. Now we have 900. That's a huge jump in just 5 years. The median age in Kodiak went from 35 to 36 in that period. That's a whole— that's a really significant shift in just a 5-year And this one is also interesting.
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