Jury Pool Profile
Petersburg Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- Petersburg
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,394
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,409.
At a glance
Petersburg Borough is a 3,394-person venue. The borough population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $77,989, $18,347 below the AK state median of $96,336; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 18.9% 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 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,869/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below the 4.64% state average.
- Population
- 3,409
- Median household income
- $75,125
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This borough: 63% / 1%.
Petersburg Borough has a population of 3,409, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.4%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 10.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,989; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This borough: 24.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 18.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
18.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (185 individuals).