Jury Pool Profile
Aleutians West Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- Unalaska
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,240
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,235.
At a glance
Aleutians West Borough is a 5,240-person venue. The borough population is 24% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $109,399, $13,063 above the AK state median of $96,336; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 60.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Tagalog and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 57.7% of covered employment, average pay $76,070/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the 4.64% state average. At least 36% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,235
- Median household income
- $135,500
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 24%; Black: 7%.
Aleutians West Borough has a population of 5,235, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 24.4%; Black residents 7.0%. Independently, 13.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $109,399; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Manufacturing' is ≥15% of total covered employment. This borough: 57.7%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 57.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 60.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
60.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (295 individuals).