Skagway Municipality, Alaska

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Skagway Municipality, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,244	735,706	334,922,499	3174th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,136	$92,788	$80,734	537th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	35.8	38.9	1731st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.5%	31.7%	35.7%	875th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$435,400	$352,900	$332,700	213th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,280	$1,419	$1,413	443rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.9%	10.1%	12.5%	3118th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.1%	5.9%	5.2%	187th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.8	1.3	n/a	2993rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.9%	7.7%	14.1%	174th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	66.8%	65.2%	2173rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	4.9	19.4	26.4	3221st of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	9.7%	15.1%	2758th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.0%	n/a	n/a	584th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	48.2%	46.9%	2950th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	535th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.4%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.2	62.8	61.4

Age in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	41.2	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	16.5%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.4%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.2%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	450	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	46.7%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.2%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	44.9%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$60,329	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.3%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.9%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.2%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.7%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	666	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.1%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.8%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.4%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,634	$3,901	n/a

Education in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.0%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	40.4%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	42.4%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	93.8%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Skagway Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	25.3%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	13.5%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.3%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.2%	15.0%	16.7%

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