Jury Pool Profile
North Slope Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- Utqiaġvik
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,582
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,810.
At a glance
North Slope Borough is a 10,582-person venue. The borough population is 31% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $102,563, $6,227 above the AK state median of $96,336; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 37.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Tagalog and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 48.2% of covered employment, average pay $171,537/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the 4.64% state average. 29% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 3,065 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 10,810
- Median household income
- $95,694
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 31%; Black: 2%.
North Slope Borough has a population of 10,810, with a median age of 35.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 31.5%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $102,563; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This borough: 48.2%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 48.2% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 14.9%. 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 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 37.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
37.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (373 individuals).