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Jury Pool Profile

Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska

Population
6,936
Median household income
$74,223
Unemployment
7.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,277 76.1%
  • Black or African American alone 61 0.9%
  • Asian alone 137 2.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 839 12.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 15 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 36 0.5%
  • Two or more races 571 8.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 402 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.9

  • Under 18 1,751 25.2%
  • 18–24 511 7.4%
  • 25–44 1,763 25.4%
  • 45–64 1,812 26.1%
  • 65 and over 1,099 15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
7.0%
+2.34 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
1.47% of state
Avg. annual pay
$90,122
Establishments
257

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Natural resources & mining 935 29.3%
  • Public administration 560 17.6%
  • Education & health services 533 16.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 414 13.0%
  • Professional & business services 313 9.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 228 7.2%
  • Construction 95 3.0%
  • Manufacturing 39 1.2%
  • Financial activities 31 1.0%
  • Other services 22 0.7%
  • Information 14 0.4%
  • Unclassified 2 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.9%
Median gross rent
$1,304
Owner-occupied
1,754
Renter-occupied
557

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

84.9% speak only English at home

  • Slavic languages 523 8.1%
  • Other 186 2.9%
  • Spanish 149 2.3%
  • Tagalog 72 1.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 35 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,311
Family households
1,518
65.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,225
Single-mother households
103
Veterans
726
14.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,249 18.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 594 8.7%
  • Catholic 276 4.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 134 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
83.4%
With a disability
17.0%
Bachelor's or higher
19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Superior Court
Judges
8 (Superior Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate; vintage 2026 courts.alaska.gov)
Court seats
Bethel, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Healy, Hooper Bay

This judicial district spans multiple boroughs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alaska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
96.43 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the borough, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.