I suppose I interpret this quite differently than you do.  "About 16 percent — or $7,591 per person — of Alaskans' spending went to housing and utilities in 2014."  I believe they are talking about roughly $7600 PER PERSON per year.  I believe this article is attempting to represent the averages based on our total population.  Regardless, you really fling the insults, sad.  Does that make you feel superior?