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Jury Pool Profile

Juneau Borough, Alaska

Borough seat
( Consolidated city-borough )
Judicial district
1st Judicial District Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
31,609
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,794.

At a glance

Juneau Borough is a 31,609-person venue. The borough population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $105,304, $8,968 above the AK state median of $96,336; 41.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Tagalog and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $83,810/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the 4.64% state average.

Population
31,794
Median household income
$101,661
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This borough: 63% / 1%.

Juneau Borough has a population of 31,794, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.6%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $105,304; 41.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.2% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 19,510 61.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,245 7.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 205 0.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2,274 7.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,328 13.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 2,668 8.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 424 1.3%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 140 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40

  • Under 18 6,497 20.4%
  • 18–24 2,549 8.0%
  • 25–44 9,229 29.0%
  • 45–64 8,435 26.5%
  • 65 and over 5,084 16.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$105,304
90% interval $96,333–$114,275
+$8,968 vs AK · 2nd of 30
Below poverty line
8.2%
90% interval 6.6%–9.8%
−2.1 pp vs AK · 25th of 30

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Energy-sector presence

BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This borough: 6.2%.

Public administration is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the Alaska state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
−1.34 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.2B
4.51% of state
Avg. annual pay
$72,087
Establishments
1,170

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 4,658 26.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,572 20.1%
  • Education & health services 3,196 18.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,704 9.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,101 6.2%
  • Professional & business services 1,096 6.2%
  • Other services 752 4.2%
  • Financial activities 14 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 90.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
63.6%
−3.2 pp vs AK · 20th of 30
Median gross rent
$1,444
+$25 vs AK · 7th of 30
Owner-occupied
8,375
Renter-occupied
4,792

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 64% of the borough workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $129,560/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $33,855/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Borough-level election results not available.

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

10.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (1,725 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

89.1% speak only English at home

  • Tagalog 1,044 3.4%
  • Spanish 853 2.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 126 0.4%
  • Chinese 118 0.4%
  • German or other West Germanic 91 0.3%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 36 0.1%
  • Arabic 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
13,167
Family households
7,526
57.2% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,028
26.9% of families
Single-mother families
462
6.1% of families
Veterans
1,725
6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

32.6% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 3,849 11.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,661 11.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,088 6.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 903 2.8%
  • Orthodox 30 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.7%
±1.6 pp
Uninsured
8.3%
±1.6 pp
30th of 30
With a disability
11.7%
±1.5 pp
25th of 30
Bachelor's or higher
41.2%
±3.1 pp
+9.5 pp vs AK · 1st of 30
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
12.6%
90% interval 11.4%–13.8% · 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
1st Judicial District Superior Court
Judges
4 (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 ), Hoonah, Ketchikan, Klawock, Petersburg

This judicial district spans multiple boroughs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Juneau totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 0 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Juneau 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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