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Kusilvak Borough, Alaska

Borough seat
Hooper Bay
Judicial district
4th Judicial District Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
7,932
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,176.

At a glance

Kusilvak Borough is a 7,932-person venue. Median household income is $43,511, $52,825 below the AK state median of $96,336; 5.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Arabic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 32.8% of covered employment, average pay $28,436/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 18.17%, above the 4.64% state average.

Population
8,176
Median household income
$51,471
Unemployment
18.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Majority-minority

<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 3%; Black: 1%.

Kusilvak Borough has a population of 8,176, with a median age of 23.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 3.0%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 1.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $43,511; 5.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 34.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 239 2.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 104 1.3%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 79 1.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 22 0.3%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 694 8.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 7,032 86.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 6 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 23.6

  • Under 18 3,442 42.1%
  • 18–24 804 9.8%
  • 25–44 1,973 24.1%
  • 45–64 1,399 17.1%
  • 65 and over 558 6.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$43,511
90% interval $38,717–$48,305
−$52,825 vs AK · 30th of 30
Below poverty line
34.9%
90% interval 29.6%–40.2%
+24.6 pp vs AK · 1st 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: 32.1%.

Public administration is the largest employment sector at 32.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 32.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 18.17%, above the Alaska state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
18.2%
+13.53 pp vs. state
County GDP
$181.1M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,873
Establishments
124

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 667 32.8%
  • Education & health services 653 32.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 396 19.5%
  • Other services 80 3.9%
  • Construction 16 0.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 89.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
69.8%
+3.0 pp vs AK · 9th of 30
Median gross rent
$833
−$586 vs AK · 29th of 30
Owner-occupied
1,338
Renter-occupied
578

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 84% 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.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Education & health services, $51,154/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $13,193/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 16 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-dominant, linguistically diverse

Family households are 84% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

27.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Arabic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 4.0% of the adult civilian population (190 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

72.2% speak only English at home

  • Arabic 78 1.1%
  • Spanish 46 0.6%
  • Tagalog 17 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 15 0.2%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
1,916
Family households
1,601
83.6% of households
Married couples w/ children
440
27.5% of families
Single-mother families
359
22.4% of families
Veterans
190
4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

67.5% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 4,436 53.0%
  • Orthodox 983 11.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 230 2.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.0%
±1.6 pp
Uninsured
11.0%
±1.6 pp
22nd of 30
With a disability
13.6%
±1.4 pp
17th of 30
Bachelor's or higher
5.8%
±3.9 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
12.3%
90% interval 10.7%–13.9% · 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
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

This judicial district spans multiple boroughs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kusilvak 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 Kusilvak 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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