Skagway Municipality, Alaska

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,308
Median household income: $78,594
Median home value: $430,000

Skagway Municipality, Alaska counts 1,308 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $78,594 runs below the Alaska figure of $89,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Skagway Municipality's population grew 18.2% from 1,107 to 1,308, while its median household income rose 6.3% from $73,906 to $78,594.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 68.9% of the population. 39.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,308
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,594
Median home value: $430,000
Median gross rent: $1,228
Housing units: 656
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1071,308

Median household income

$73,906$78,594

Median home value

$338,500$430,000

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,228

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,107	$73,906	$338,500	$1,004
2020	1,300	$71,875	$397,200	$1,090
2021	1,329	$75,000	$406,500	$1,071
2022	1,303	$79,583	$434,300	$1,044
2023	1,308	$78,594	$430,000	$1,228

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	5.0%
5 to 17	112	8.6%
18 to 24	93	7.1%
25 to 34	218	16.7%
35 to 44	201	15.4%
45 to 54	227	17.4%
55 to 64	159	12.2%
65 to 74	144	11.0%
75 and over	89	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	901	68.9%
Black or African American	29	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	4.4%
Asian	103	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	154	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	6.3%
High school graduate	381	36.7%
Some college or associate's	304	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	221	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	67	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 5 min

Drove alone39.3%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked46.6%

Bicycle5.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	308	39.3%
Carpooled	7	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	365	46.6%
Bicycle	39	5.0%
Worked from home	25	3.2%
Other means	40	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	710	93.5%
15 to 29 min	44	5.8%
30 to 44 min	5	0.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 6.2% (81 of 1,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	48.1%
Nonfamily households	234	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	451	68.8%
Vacant	205	31.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	65.6%
Renter-occupied	155	34.4%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units19.5%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	403	61.4%
1-unit, attached	19	2.9%
2 to 4 units	128	19.5%
5 to 19 units	48	7.3%
20 or more units	1	0.2%
Mobile home & other	57	8.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 02230
State: Alaska
Land area: 443 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 59.5604, -135.3383

Cities & places

Skagway