Jury Pool Profile
Skagway Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- ( Consolidated city-borough )
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,104
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,244.
At a glance
Skagway Borough is a 1,104-person venue. The borough population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $89,234, $7,102 below the AK state median of $96,336; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Russian, Polish, or other Slavic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 36.7% of covered employment, average pay $55,392/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.5%, above the 4.64% state average.
- Population
- 1,244
- Median household income
- $81,136
- Unemployment
- 10.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This borough: 70% / 1%.
Skagway Borough has a population of 1,244, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.1%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,234; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (36.7%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 36.7% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 29.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.5%, above the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 47% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 17.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
17.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (61 individuals).