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Jury Pool Profile

Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska

Borough seat
Delta Junction
Judicial district
4th Judicial District Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
7,270
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,068.

At a glance

Southeast Fairbanks Borough is a 7,270-person venue. The borough population is 74% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,754, $15,582 below the AK state median of $96,336; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 16.8% 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 Natural resources & mining, at 30.9% of covered employment, average pay $138,652/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.88%, above the 4.64% state average.

Population
7,068
Median household income
$73,882
Unemployment
6.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This borough: 74% / 1%.

Southeast Fairbanks Borough has a population of 7,068, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $80,754; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 5,103 72.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 421 6.0%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 57 0.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 120 1.7%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 716 10.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 632 8.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 9 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 10 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 38.1

  • Under 18 1,720 24.3%
  • 18–24 600 8.5%
  • 25–44 1,835 26.0%
  • 45–64 1,807 25.6%
  • 65 and over 1,106 15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$80,754
90% interval $71,518–$89,990
−$15,582 vs AK · 16th of 30
Below poverty line
12.7%
90% interval 9.6%–15.8%
+2.4 pp vs AK · 14th of 30

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Energy-sector presence

BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This borough: 30.9%.

Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 30.9% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 17.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.88%, above the Alaska state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.9%
+2.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
1.47% of state
Avg. annual pay
$91,635
Establishments
252

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Natural resources & mining 957 30.9%
  • Public administration 539 17.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 443 14.3%
  • Education & health services 417 13.5%
  • Professional & business services 312 10.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 201 6.5%
  • Construction 83 2.7%
  • Manufacturing 42 1.4%
  • Other services 42 1.4%
  • Financial activities 33 1.1%
  • Information 17 0.5%
  • Unclassified 7 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
74.7%
+7.9 pp vs AK · 4th of 30
Median gross rent
$1,351
−$68 vs AK · 10th of 30
Owner-occupied
1,865
Renter-occupied
632

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 63% of the borough workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $138,652/yr) pays 4.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $31,628/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Borough-level election results not available.

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 16.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

16.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 14.1% of the adult civilian population (732 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

83.2% speak only English at home

  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 647 9.8%
  • Spanish 184 2.8%
  • Tagalog 45 0.7%
  • Korean 7 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
2,497
Family households
1,629
65.2% of households
Married couples w/ children
494
30.3% of families
Single-mother families
117
7.2% of families
Veterans
732
14.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

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
85.2%
±3.2 pp
Uninsured
14.8%
±3.2 pp
11th of 30
With a disability
13.5%
±2.4 pp
18th of 30
Bachelor's or higher
23.2%
±3.7 pp
−8.5 pp vs AK · 16th of 30
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
16.4%
90% interval 14.6%–18.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

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

Southeast Fairbanks totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
18.7 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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