Jury Pool Profile

Bethel Borough, Alaska

Population: 18,487
Median household income: $70,616
Unemployment: 11.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,617 8.7%
Black or African American alone 213 1.2%
Asian alone 260 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15,579 84.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 38 0.2%
Some other race alone 59 0.3%
Two or more races 721 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 257 1.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 28.7

Under 18 6,440 34.8%
18–24 1,866 10.1%
25–44 5,035 27.2%
45–64 3,664 19.8%
65 and over 1,482 8.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 11.9%; +7.2 pp vs. state
County GDP: $837.1M; 1.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,820
Establishments: 303

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 1,477 23.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,258 19.6%
Education & health services 1,185 18.4%
Other services 582 9.1%
Financial activities 169 2.6%
Leisure & hospitality 142 2.2%
Construction 75 1.2%
Professional & business services 74 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 60.5%
Median gross rent: $1,454
Owner-occupied: 2,820
Renter-occupied: 1,841

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

40.3% speak only English at home

Other 9,324 56.4%
Korean 169 1.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 117 0.7%
Spanish 66 0.4%
German 47 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 44 0.3%
Tagalog 38 0.2%
Other Indo-European 31 0.2%
Slavic languages 29 0.2%
Chinese 10 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,661
Family households: 3,530; 75.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,038
Single-mother households: 423
Veterans: 725; 6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.7% overall adherence rate

Orthodox 3,613 19.4%
Catholic 2,790 14.9%
Evangelical Protestant 403 2.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 260 1.4%
Black Protestant 150 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 87.1%
With a disability: 11.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 10.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th Judicial District Superior Court
Judges: 8 (Superior Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate; vintage 2026 courts.alaska.gov)
Court seats: Bethel, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Healy, Hooper Bay

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Alaska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023