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Jury Pool Profile

Copper River Borough, Alaska

Borough seat
Glennallen
Judicial district
3rd Judicial District Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
2,666
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,626.

At a glance

Copper River Borough is a 2,666-person venue. The borough population is 54% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,304, $21,032 below the AK state median of $96,336; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $59,074/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.15%, above the 4.64% state average.

Population
2,626
Median household income
$79,250
Unemployment
8.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This borough: 54% / 0%.

Copper River Borough has a population of 2,626, with a median age of 48.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.5%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 5.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $75,304; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 1,397 53.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 151 5.8%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5 0.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 20 0.8%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 215 8.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 820 31.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 18 0.7%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 48.9

  • Under 18 690 26.3%
  • 18–24 101 3.8%
  • 25–44 384 14.6%
  • 45–64 772 29.4%
  • 65 and over 679 25.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$75,304
90% interval $68,226–$82,382
−$21,032 vs AK · 19th of 30
Below poverty line
13.2%
90% interval 9.8%–16.6%
+2.9 pp vs AK · 13th of 30

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This borough: 29.1%.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 23.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.15%, above the Alaska state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
8.2%
+3.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$168.9M
0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,561
Establishments
146

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 317 29.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 257 23.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 238 21.8%
  • Public administration 172 15.8%
  • Financial activities 22 2.0%

The sectors listed cover 92.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
68.5%
+1.7 pp vs AK · 11th of 30
Median gross rent
$1,089
−$330 vs AK · 20th of 30
Owner-occupied
827
Renter-occupied
380

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 74% of the borough workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 1.3× the lowest ($66,932 vs $53,470/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 7.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Borough-level election results not available.

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

4.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 15.0% of the adult civilian population (289 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 16 0.6%
  • Tagalog 7 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
1,207
Family households
697
57.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
169
24.2% of families
Single-mother families
30
4.3% of families
Veterans
289
15% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

33.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 625 23.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 212 8.1%
  • Catholic 29 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.6%
±3.9 pp
Uninsured
13.4%
±3.9 pp
14th of 30
With a disability
19.3%
±3.5 pp
6th of 30
Bachelor's or higher
23.4%
±5.1 pp
−8.3 pp vs AK · 15th of 30
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.0%
90% interval 11.4%–14.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Superior Court
Judges
24 (Superior Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate; vintage 2026 courts.alaska.gov)
Court seats
( Consolidated city-borough ), Anchorage, Dillingham, Glennallen, King Salmon, Kodiak, Naknek, Palmer, Sand Point, Soldotna, Unalaska

This judicial district spans multiple boroughs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Copper River totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 2 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
2
103.31 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Copper River Borough, Alaska to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the borough, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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