Jury Pool Profile
Sitka Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- ( Consolidated city-borough )
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,319
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,368.
At a glance
Sitka Borough is a 8,319-person venue. The borough population is 59% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $91,990, $4,346 below the AK state median of $96,336; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.4% 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 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $81,069/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.96%, below the 4.64% state average.
- Population
- 8,368
- Median household income
- $101,727
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This borough: 59% / 1%.
Sitka Borough has a population of 8,368, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,990; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This borough: 26.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.96%, below the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (537 individuals).