Jury Pool Profile
Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- Klawock
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,777
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,715.
At a glance
Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough is a 5,777-person venue. The borough population is 44% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,370, $32,966 below the AK state median of $96,336; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 32.4% of covered employment, average pay $59,947/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.85%, above the 4.64% state average.
- Population
- 5,715
- Median household income
- $61,156
- Unemployment
- 8.8%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 44%; Black: 0%.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough has a population of 5,715, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.8%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,370; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This borough: 5.6%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 32.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.85%, above the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (404 individuals).