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Skagway, AK

1,174 Population
9.5 square miles 124 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Skagway Municipality: 41.2 ±3.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alaska: 35.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$61,471 ±$11,046 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Skagway Municipality: $60,329 † ±$10,728
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alaska: $46,573 ±$569
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,028 ±$17,854 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Skagway Municipality: $81,136 † ±$17,376
  • a little less than the amount in Alaska: $92,788 ±$1,232
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.2% ±6.2% (73  ±73) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Skagway Municipality: 5.9% † 73 (±5.9% / ±73)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 10.1% 72,786 (±0.4% / ±2,899)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

4.9 minutes ±0.5 (3,190  ±628) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Skagway Municipality: 4.9 † 3,280 (±0.5 / ±649)
  • about one-quarter of the figure in Alaska: 19.4 6,181,345 (±0.4 / ±125,429)
  • about one-fifth of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

403 ±57 Number of households
  • Skagway Municipality: 450 † ±68
  • Alaska: 270,533 ±1,456
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.4 (917  ±115) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Skagway Municipality: 2.2 † 987 (±0.4 / ±118)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.6 704,937
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.3% ±10.6% (28  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Skagway Municipality: 8% † 31 (±10.4% / ±42)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 5.8% 9,814 (±0.4% / ±685)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

592 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Skagway Municipality: 666 ±65
  • Alaska: 328,491 ±442
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$426,500 ±$23,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Skagway Municipality: $435,400 ±$16,868
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $352,900 ±$3,735
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.4% ±7.1% (190  ±84.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Skagway Municipality: 15.7% † 192 (±6.7% / ±84.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 14.5% 105,465 (±0.5% / ±3,731.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.5% ±15.5% (887  ±173.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Skagway Municipality: 93.5% † 905 (±14.7% / ±174.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Alaska: 93.6% 458,914 (±1% / ±4,862.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.3% ±9.5% (267  ±91.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Skagway Municipality: 28.5% † 276 (±9.1% / ±92.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alaska: 31.7% 155,356 (±0.6% / ±2,849.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.3% ±13.8% (191  ±163) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Skagway Municipality: 15.9% † 198 (±13% / ±163)
  • more than double the rate in Alaska: 7.7% 56,745
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±4.1% (61  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Skagway Municipality: 5.9% † 61 (±3.9% / ±41)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 10.8% 57,477 (±0.3% / ±1,846)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±41 41 Male ±16 20 Female ±37

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